diff --git a/package/Dockerfile.k3k b/package/Dockerfile.k3k
index 3e21476..f946c1c 100644
--- a/package/Dockerfile.k3k
+++ b/package/Dockerfile.k3k
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.suse.com/bci/bci-base:15.7
+FROM registry.suse.com/bci/bci-base:16.1
 
 ARG BIN_K3K=bin/k3k
 ARG BIN_K3KCLI=bin/k3kcli
diff --git a/package/Dockerfile.k3k-kubelet b/package/Dockerfile.k3k-kubelet
index 55db5a0..e237714 100644
--- a/package/Dockerfile.k3k-kubelet
+++ b/package/Dockerfile.k3k-kubelet
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # TODO: swicth this to BCI-micro or scratch. Left as base right now so that debug can be done a bit easier
-FROM registry.suse.com/bci/bci-base:15.7
+FROM registry.suse.com/bci/bci-base:16.1
 
 ARG BIN_K3K_KUBELET=bin/k3k-kubelet