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