diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 4c56e8a95937..4ef89746b246 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: builder
   namespace: ocp
-  tag: rhel-8-etcd-golang-1.16
+  tag: rhel-8-etcd-golang-1.19