diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e547b3f..c30e5f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ container_ids=`buildah ls --format "{{.ContainerID}}"`
 # default setttings for official curl images
 debian_base=docker.io/debian
 fedora_base=docker.io/fedora
-base=docker.io/alpine:3.18.3
+base=docker.io/alpine:3.18.4
 arch=""
 compiler="gcc"
 build_opts=" --enable-static --disable-ldap --enable-ipv6 --enable-unix-sockets -with-ssl --with-libssh2 --with-nghttp2=/usr --with-krb5"