diff --git a/test/images/audit-proxy/Dockerfile b/test/images/audit-proxy/Dockerfile
index 7bbeb62b45d..ef7ef7fafb5 100644
--- a/test/images/audit-proxy/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/images/audit-proxy/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM scratch
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/static:latest
 COPY audit-proxy /
 ENTRYPOINT ["/audit-proxy"]
diff --git a/test/images/audit-proxy/VERSION b/test/images/audit-proxy/VERSION
index d3827e75a5c..9459d4ba2a0 100644
--- a/test/images/audit-proxy/VERSION
+++ b/test/images/audit-proxy/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0
+1.1