diff --git a/docker/ci/circleci/Dockerfile b/docker/ci/circleci/Dockerfile
index d33552006645..f3d3a268590c 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:2021.03@sha256:1090de5f5d8ea2cdc4f196d6097e73094b3673fba181fcdbc6462aa70edc5bcc  AS setup_ci
 
 WORKDIR /diem
 COPY rust-toolchain /diem/rust-toolchain