diff --git a/config/image/oss/kustomization.yaml b/config/image/oss/kustomization.yaml
index da092cc01ba..61ced95c4d3 100644
--- a/config/image/oss/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/image/oss/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ kind: Component
 images:
 - name: kong-placeholder
   newName: kong
-  newTag: '3.8' # renovate: datasource=docker versioning=docker depName=kong@regenerate packageName=kong
+  newTag: '3.9' # renovate: datasource=docker versioning=docker depName=kong@regenerate packageName=kong
 - name: kic-placeholder
   newName: kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller
   newTag: '3.4' # renovate: datasource=docker versioning=docker depName=kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller@regenerate packageName=kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller