diff --git a/openshift/ci-operator/Dockerfile.in b/openshift/ci-operator/Dockerfile.in
index 32b94bfb199c..f56da1178789 100644
--- a/openshift/ci-operator/Dockerfile.in
+++ b/openshift/ci-operator/Dockerfile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Do not edit! This file was generated via Makefile
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.19 as builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.21 as builder
 
 COPY . .
 RUN make install test-install
diff --git a/openshift/ci-operator/Dockerfile_with_kodata.in b/openshift/ci-operator/Dockerfile_with_kodata.in
index 00de7209562b..e623a5eae3e3 100644
--- a/openshift/ci-operator/Dockerfile_with_kodata.in
+++ b/openshift/ci-operator/Dockerfile_with_kodata.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Do not edit! This file was generated via Makefile
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.19 as builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.21 as builder
 
 COPY . .
 RUN make install test-install
diff --git a/openshift/ci-operator/build-image/Dockerfile b/openshift/ci-operator/build-image/Dockerfile
index 4403c7c99fcb..8ddd9839a436 100644
--- a/openshift/ci-operator/build-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift/ci-operator/build-image/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Dockerfile to bootstrap build and test in openshift-ci
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.19
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.21
 
 # Add kubernetes repository
 ADD openshift/ci-operator/build-image/kubernetes.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/
diff --git a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/dataplane-probe/Dockerfile b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/dataplane-probe/Dockerfile
index 38e7b864a153..97a3f4db019a 100644
--- a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/dataplane-probe/Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/dataplane-probe/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Do not edit! This file was generated via Makefile
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.19 as builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.21 as builder
 
 COPY . .
 
diff --git a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/load-test/Dockerfile b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/load-test/Dockerfile
index cc7935e16892..b0bd55a48ed6 100644
--- a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/load-test/Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/load-test/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Do not edit! This file was generated via Makefile
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.19 as builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.21 as builder
 
 COPY . .
 
diff --git a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/real-traffic-test/Dockerfile b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/real-traffic-test/Dockerfile
index ac4d4f898932..f72c0cacc6a8 100644
--- a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/real-traffic-test/Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/real-traffic-test/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Do not edit! This file was generated via Makefile
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.19 as builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.21 as builder
 
 COPY . .
 
diff --git a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/reconciliation-delay/Dockerfile b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/reconciliation-delay/Dockerfile
index 7d6f3c0bf0d1..c878975290b2 100644
--- a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/reconciliation-delay/Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/reconciliation-delay/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Do not edit! This file was generated via Makefile
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.19 as builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.21 as builder
 
 COPY . .
 
diff --git a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/rollout-probe/Dockerfile b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/rollout-probe/Dockerfile
index f371afab48e2..d26d71189ce3 100644
--- a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/rollout-probe/Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/rollout-probe/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Do not edit! This file was generated via Makefile
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.19 as builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.21 as builder
 
 COPY . .
 
diff --git a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/scale-from-zero/Dockerfile b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/scale-from-zero/Dockerfile
index 1b331b140ed4..cbf8cc4aaf90 100644
--- a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/scale-from-zero/Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-perf-images/scale-from-zero/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Do not edit! This file was generated via Makefile
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.19 as builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.21 as builder
 
 COPY . .