diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/Dockerfile b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/Dockerfile
index 4203aaa7bdf7..fddc6953fd7b 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/Dockerfile
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.23.0 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.23.1 as builder
 
 ENV GOPATH /gopath/
 ENV PATH $GOPATH/bin:$PATH