diff --git a/hack/.cfnlintrc.yaml b/hack/.cfnlintrc.yaml
index dc8fd65dd4..fe0882812e 100644
--- a/hack/.cfnlintrc.yaml
+++ b/hack/.cfnlintrc.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ignore_checks:
 - W3010 # Don't hardcode AZs
-- E2510 # us-test-1a is not a valid AZ
+- E3030 # us-test-1a is not a valid AZ
diff --git a/hack/cfn-lint.Dockerfile b/hack/cfn-lint.Dockerfile
index 3e45c39bb9..5d1a68ccb3 100644
--- a/hack/cfn-lint.Dockerfile
+++ b/hack/cfn-lint.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.8-alpine
+FROM python:3.9-alpine
 ARG CFNLINT_VERSION
 RUN pip install "cfn-lint==${CFNLINT_VERSION}" pydot
 ENTRYPOINT ["cfn-lint"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hack/verify-cloudformation.sh b/hack/verify-cloudformation.sh
index 6cc2f5b1e7..84035ef25e 100755
--- a/hack/verify-cloudformation.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-cloudformation.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 . "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/common.sh"
 
-TAG=v0.39.0
+TAG=v0.44.3
 IMAGE="cfn-python-lint:${TAG}"
 
 # There is no official docker image so build it locally