diff --git a/build/Dockerfile b/build/Dockerfile
index 207c41ac6d..dd5cbb3552 100644
--- a/build/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ COPY internal /go/src/github.com/nginxinc/nginx-kubernetes-gateway/internal
 COPY pkg /go/src/github.com/nginxinc/nginx-kubernetes-gateway/pkg
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -trimpath -a -ldflags "-s -w -X main.version=${VERSION} -X main.commit=${GIT_COMMIT} -X main.date=${DATE}" -o gateway .
 
-FROM alpine:3.15 as capabilizer
+FROM alpine:3.16 as capabilizer
 RUN apk add --no-cache libcap
 
 FROM capabilizer as local-capabilizer