diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index a3628cf24..1d88a59fd 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-1.25-openshift-4.22
+  tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.26-openshift-5.0
diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel b/Dockerfile.rhel
index ba9fd4b9c..a92c916e0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.25-openshift-4.22 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.26-openshift-5.0 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/openshift/openshift-controller-manager
 COPY . .
 RUN make build --warn-undefined-variables \
     && gzip openshift-controller-manager-tests-ext
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/5.0:base-rhel9
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/openshift-controller-manager/openshift-controller-manager /usr/bin/
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/openshift-controller-manager/openshift-controller-manager-tests-ext.gz /usr/bin/
 LABEL io.k8s.display-name="OpenShift Controller Manager Command" \