diff --git a/.github/Dockerfile-release b/.github/Dockerfile-release
index 8767ba0ef..5a3615f4a 100644
--- a/.github/Dockerfile-release
+++ b/.github/Dockerfile-release
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM busybox:latest as build
 RUN touch /config.yaml
 
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/static
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/base
 ENV AUTOCERT_DIR /data/autocert
 WORKDIR /pomerium
 COPY pomerium* /bin/