diff --git a/jkube-karaf.yaml b/jkube-karaf.yaml
index 219c2af..c35a114 100644
--- a/jkube-karaf.yaml
+++ b/jkube-karaf.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ schema_version: 1
 name: "quay.io/jkube/jkube-karaf"
 description: "Base image for Apache Karaf deployments"
 version: "latest"
-from: "registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/openjdk-17:1.14"
+from: "registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/openjdk-17:1.16"
 
 labels:
   - name: "io.k8s.display-name"