diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1fe9a219f9bc2b57c1eb9919e1aaf86197bcaefd..a21259f09f98059b0af0e0d093619df2c0de4950 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test-backend:
 
 build-kaniko:
   image:
-    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.20.1-debug
+    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.21.0-debug
     entrypoint: [""]
   stage: build
   script: