diff --git a/images/build-env/Dockerfile b/images/build-env/Dockerfile
index dac5422e595..97efbbc2e0d 100644
--- a/images/build-env/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/build-env/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.12
+FROM golang:1.21rc3
 LABEL io.tyk.vendor="Tyk" \
       version="1.0" \
       description="Base image for builds"