diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 785aa7d527251c2fcf7ac4406cf73755d8d2e863..ff88e6fcc83d19f74743d1ba89c470130c5175d7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test-backend:
 
 build-kaniko:
   image:
-    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.15.0-debug
+    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.16.0-debug
     entrypoint: [""]
   stage: build
   script: