diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index dbfe5ee7adef6a19195ddc27f3adaa28ef625976..09b7576b214d929c2cbdad435afb950e2be345ac 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test-backend:
 
 build-kaniko:
   image:
-    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.17.0-debug
+    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.18.0-debug
     entrypoint: [""]
   stage: build
   script: