diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.almalinux8 b/docker/Dockerfile.almalinux8
index e2a34ed18..7d18b9990 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.almalinux8
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.almalinux8
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright Vespa.ai. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
 
-FROM docker.io/almalinux:8
+FROM docker.io/almalinux:9
 
 RUN dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core && \
     dnf install -y epel-release && \