diff --git a/hack/dockerfiles/govulncheck.Dockerfile b/hack/dockerfiles/govulncheck.Dockerfile
index 56681904204e..8f1c6c46b575 100644
--- a/hack/dockerfiles/govulncheck.Dockerfile
+++ b/hack/dockerfiles/govulncheck.Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ARG GO_VERSION=1.26
 ARG ALPINE_VERSION=3.23
 
-ARG GOVULNCHECK_VERSION=v1.1.4
+ARG GOVULNCHECK_VERSION=v1.9.0
 ARG FORMAT="text"
 
 FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine${ALPINE_VERSION} AS base