diff --git a/tools/releases/dockerfiles/kuma-init.Dockerfile b/tools/releases/dockerfiles/kuma-init.Dockerfile
index de98108630fe..4d2a7b76048a 100644
--- a/tools/releases/dockerfiles/kuma-init.Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/releases/dockerfiles/kuma-init.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM gcr.io/k8s-staging-build-image/distroless-iptables:v0.6.4
+FROM gcr.io/k8s-staging-build-image/distroless-iptables:v0.6.5
 ARG ARCH
 
 COPY /build/artifacts-linux-$ARCH/kumactl/kumactl /usr/bin