diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 461415cbc59..e307e5af662 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: release
   namespace: openshift
-  tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.24-openshift-4.20
+  tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.24-openshift-4.21
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ocp b/Dockerfile.ocp
index 0a4c98c4881..45d24f4fccc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ocp
+++ b/Dockerfile.ocp
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.24-openshift-4.20 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.24-openshift-4.21 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/openshift/api
 COPY . .
 ENV GO_PACKAGE github.com/openshift/api
 RUN make build --warn-undefined-variables
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.20:base-rhel9
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.21:base-rhel9
 
 # copy the built binaries to /usr/bin
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/api/render /usr/bin/