diff --git a/ci/openshift-ci/images/Dockerfile.buildroot b/ci/openshift-ci/images/Dockerfile.buildroot
index ce338ac14a..6fdecc1ae2 100644
--- a/ci/openshift-ci/images/Dockerfile.buildroot
+++ b/ci/openshift-ci/images/Dockerfile.buildroot
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # This is the build root image for Kata Containers on OpenShift CI.
 #
-FROM quay.io/centos/centos:stream8
+FROM quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
 
 RUN yum -y update && \
     yum -y install \