diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 9271a8208c9..a4eb6d96544 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-1.16-openshift-4.10
+  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.18-openshift-4.12
diff --git a/Dockerfile.art b/Dockerfile.art
index a2faba94fe4..97f0dfe8c28 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.art
+++ b/Dockerfile.art
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /go/src/go.etcd.io/
 RUN ln -s $REMOTE_SOURCES_DIR/cachito-gomod-with-deps/app /go/src/go.etcd.io/etcd
 
 # stage 2 (note: any changes should reflect in Dockerfile.rhel)
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.10:base
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.12:base
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/etcd"]