diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index a4eb6d965..b14fb3fdf 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: release
   namespace: openshift
-  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.18-openshift-4.12
+  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.19-openshift-4.12
diff --git a/Dockerfile.openshift b/Dockerfile.openshift
index fdc754bfa..0dbf433ed 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.openshift
+++ b/Dockerfile.openshift
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.18-openshift-4.12 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.19-openshift-4.12 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kubernetes-csi/external-resizer
 COPY . .
 RUN make build