diff --git a/images/base/Dockerfile b/images/base/Dockerfile
index cc71dc14..ed8ec36a 100644
--- a/images/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/base/Dockerfile
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ RUN git clone --filter=tree:0 "${CRI_TOOLS_CLONE_URL}" /cri-tools \
 # stage for building cni-plugins
 FROM go-build as build-cni
 ARG TARGETARCH GO_VERSION
-ARG CNI_PLUGINS_VERSION="v1.4.1"
+ARG CNI_PLUGINS_VERSION="v1.5.1"
 ARG CNI_PLUGINS_CLONE_URL="https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins"
 RUN git clone --filter=tree:0 "${CNI_PLUGINS_CLONE_URL}" /cni-plugins \
     && cd /cni-plugins \