diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 38718883..1e59c02c 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: release
   namespace: openshift
-  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
+  tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.22-openshift-4.17
diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel7 b/Dockerfile.rhel7
index ca32fb75..f8b7b132 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel7
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel7
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.22-openshift-4.17 AS builder
 RUN yum install -y libvirt-devel
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt
 COPY . .
 RUN go build -o machine-controller-manager ./cmd/manager
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.16:base
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.17:base-rhel9
 RUN INSTALL_PKGS=" \
       libvirt-libs openssh-clients xorriso \
       " && \
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8d1982d8..7acb5148 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1