diff --git a/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base-golang-1.21 b/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base-golang-1.21
index 75ff312..6450ea5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base-golang-1.21
+++ b/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base-golang-1.21
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ LABEL maintainer="GitLab Distribution Team" \
 
 ARG KUBERNETES_VERSION=1.23.1
 ARG KUBEBUILDER_VERSION=3.12.0
-ARG YQ_VERSION=4.7.0
+ARG YQ_VERSION=4.44.1
 ARG HELM_VERSION=3.9.4
 ARG OPERATORSDK_VERSION=1.32.0
 ARG TASK_VERSION=3.12.1