diff --git a/build/dockerfiles/apk.Dockerfile b/build/dockerfiles/apk.Dockerfile
index 0c013c48111d..175a4529855a 100644
--- a/build/dockerfiles/apk.Dockerfile
+++ b/build/dockerfiles/apk.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG KONG_BASE_IMAGE=alpine:3.16
+ARG KONG_BASE_IMAGE=alpine:3.19
 FROM $KONG_BASE_IMAGE
 
 LABEL maintainer="Kong Docker Maintainers <docker@konghq.com> (@team-gateway-bot)"