diff --git a/edc-dataplane/edc-dataplane-azure-vault/src/main/docker/Dockerfile b/edc-dataplane/edc-dataplane-azure-vault/src/main/docker/Dockerfile
index cb3e3f817..37098747d 100644
--- a/edc-dataplane/edc-dataplane-azure-vault/src/main/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/edc-dataplane/edc-dataplane-azure-vault/src/main/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #
 #  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-FROM alpine:3.17.3 as otel
+FROM alpine:3.18.0 as otel
 
 ENV OTEL_AGENT_LOCATION "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/download/v1.12.1/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar"