diff --git a/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile b/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile
index 39b0e1f331..5a0bf5e4af 100644
--- a/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.26 AS builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.27 AS builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace