diff --git a/docker/ci/circleci/Dockerfile b/docker/ci/circleci/Dockerfile
index d33552006645..fe0f8039742b 100644
--- a/docker/ci/circleci/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ci/circleci/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #while using circle we'll use circle's base image.
-FROM cimg/base:2020.12@sha256:a9adc0fb9b3d2440961a8042c5b03a387b3a0d6e2ab9e73ce20bff1ae84d64be  AS setup_ci
+FROM cimg/base:2021.05@sha256:25b59998dc10a24453ff8468ec61ad6c3d8e00f81d049bc9f05faf6d130e87e7  AS setup_ci
 
 WORKDIR /diem
 COPY rust-toolchain /diem/rust-toolchain