diff --git a/controller/controller.Dockerfile b/controller/controller.Dockerfile
index c7ef37e8bf1500081cc84288c97efa07233296cb..881b8432019d46529bc94a499a3ef8b3bafef2e1 100644
--- a/controller/controller.Dockerfile
+++ b/controller/controller.Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/go/pkg/mod \
     --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
     make build-gosdn
 
-FROM ${GITLAB_PROXY}golang:$GOLANG_VERSION-buster
+FROM ${GITLAB_PROXY}golang:$GOLANG_VERSION-bullseye
 WORKDIR /app/
 COPY --from=builder /gosdn/controller/configs/development-gosdn.toml.example ./configs/development-gosdn.toml
 COPY --from=builder /gosdn/controller/configs/containerlab-gosdn.toml.example ./configs/containerlab-gosdn.toml