diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index e307e5af6..284a91009 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: release
   namespace: openshift
-  tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.24-openshift-4.21
+  tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.24-openshift-4.22
diff --git a/Dockerfile.CNI.rhel b/Dockerfile.CNI.rhel
index f597708f8..c898d1d1a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.CNI.rhel
+++ b/Dockerfile.CNI.rhel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.24-openshift-4.21 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.24-openshift-4.22 AS builder
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ COPY . /usr/src/dpu-cni
 WORKDIR /usr/src/dpu-cni
 RUN go build -o dpucni ./dpu-cni/dpu-cni.go
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.21:base-rhel9
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9-minimal
 COPY --from=builder /usr/src/dpu-cni/dpucni /usr/bin/
 WORKDIR /