diff --git a/images/scorecard-test-kuttl/Dockerfile b/images/scorecard-test-kuttl/Dockerfile
index a5c6053c27b..63fb8c93843 100644
--- a/images/scorecard-test-kuttl/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/scorecard-test-kuttl/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the scorecard-test-kuttl binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.18 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.20 as builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace