diff --git a/src/mesh-extension-updater/Dockerfile b/src/mesh-extension-updater/Dockerfile
index ee434592..792d1163 100644
--- a/src/mesh-extension-updater/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/mesh-extension-updater/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.19.6-alpine
+FROM golang:1.23rc2-alpine
 
 ENV MESH_CONFIG_FOLDER="/mesh-config"
 ENV MESH_EXTENSION_FILE_NAME="service-mesh-extension.yaml"