diff --git a/build/Dockerfile.nginx b/build/Dockerfile.nginx
index 7e090dc979..d15d44f5f1 100644
--- a/build/Dockerfile.nginx
+++ b/build/Dockerfile.nginx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FROM scratch AS nginx-files
 # the following links can be replaced with local files if needed, i.e. ADD --chown=101:1001 <local_file> <container_file>
 ADD --link --chown=101:1001 https://cs.nginx.com/static/keys/nginx_signing.rsa.pub nginx_signing.rsa.pub
 
-FROM nginx:1.28.0-alpine-otel
+FROM nginx:1.29.0-alpine-otel
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=nginx/agent
 ARG NGINX_AGENT_VERSION=v3.0.2