diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 94158a9db2b..e26c59bebf4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #   - unit-test - runs the go-test based unit tests
 #   - verify - runs unit tests for only the changed package tree
 
-ALPINE_VER ?= 3.13
+ALPINE_VER ?= 3.14
 BASE_VERSION = 2.4.0
 
 # 3rd party image version