diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 7cd14bfef5b1..7096df34e37f 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-1.20-openshift-4.15
+  tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.20-openshift-4.15
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/Dockerfile.rhel b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/Dockerfile.rhel
index 6494c7f64905..17964196cacc 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.20-openshift-4.15 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.20-openshift-4.15 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/k8s.io/autoscaler/vertical-pod-autoscaler
 COPY . .
 RUN go build ./pkg/admission-controller
 RUN go build ./pkg/updater
 RUN go build ./pkg/recommender
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.15:base
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.15:base-rhel9
 COPY --from=builder \
     /go/src/k8s.io/autoscaler/vertical-pod-autoscaler/admission-controller \
     /go/src/k8s.io/autoscaler/vertical-pod-autoscaler/updater \