diff --git a/gwy/templates/Dockerfile.tmpl b/gwy/templates/Dockerfile.tmpl
index b2378729..03ced532 100644
--- a/gwy/templates/Dockerfile.tmpl
+++ b/gwy/templates/Dockerfile.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template for grpc-gateway 
 
-ARG alpine_version=3.16
+ARG alpine_version=3.18
 ARG go_version=1.17
 FROM golang:$go_version-alpine$alpine_version AS build