diff --git a/libnetwork/Dockerfile b/libnetwork/Dockerfile
index 20a04a437f..89302519b1 100644
--- a/libnetwork/Dockerfile
+++ b/libnetwork/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.12.6
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.12.8
 
-FROM golang:${GO_VERSION} as dev
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-stretch as dev
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install iptables \
 		protobuf-compiler