diff --git a/cmd/otel-allocator/Dockerfile b/cmd/otel-allocator/Dockerfile
index 26ed93dbe0..9a922345a8 100644
--- a/cmd/otel-allocator/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/otel-allocator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Get CA certificates from the Alpine package repo
-FROM alpine:3.20 AS certificates
+FROM alpine:3.21 AS certificates
 
 RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates