diff --git a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
index e58f958ed99..079d2dd1804 100644
--- a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
+++ b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.29.0-go1.21.0-bookworm.0
+v1.29.0-go1.21.0-bullseye.0
diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index b6ea2abe744..b20ffbad31b 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: minimum_go_version=go([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/kube-cross: dependents"
-    version: v1.29.0-go1.21.0-bookworm.0
+    version: v1.29.0-go1.21.0-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION