diff --git a/custom/hardened-alpine/experiment/Dockerfile b/custom/hardened-alpine/experiment/Dockerfile
index 86deff2e..32ec7765 100644
--- a/custom/hardened-alpine/experiment/Dockerfile
+++ b/custom/hardened-alpine/experiment/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This Dockerfile contains the hardened alpine image with all the
 # litmus experiment dependencies installed.
 # It is also made non-root, sudo-enabled with default litmus directory.
-FROM alpine:3.16.2
+FROM alpine:3.16.9
 
 LABEL maintainer="LitmusChaos"