diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
index 2fc67176b..3aa227794 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     container:
-      image: golang:1.17.3
+      image: golang:1.17
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@2541b1294d2704b0964813337f33b291d3f8596b
       - run: go install gotest.tools/gotestsum@v0.4.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
index d28a60487..1a8667ebc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     container:
-      image: golang:1.17.3
+      image: golang:1.17
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@2541b1294d2704b0964813337f33b291d3f8596b
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     container:
-      image: golang:1.17.3
+      image: golang:1.17
     steps:
       - name: Prerequisites
         run: apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install unzip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index 27efa28fb..acbf49909 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     container:
-      image: golang:1.17.3
+      image: golang:1.17
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@2541b1294d2704b0964813337f33b291d3f8596b
diff --git a/Dockerfile-proxy b/Dockerfile-proxy
index 7e8a50567..72c4a7326 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-proxy
+++ b/Dockerfile-proxy
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ARG RUNTIME_IMAGE=gcr.io/distroless/cc
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17.3-alpine as go-deps
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17-alpine as go-deps
 WORKDIR /linkerd-build
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 COPY bin/install-deps bin/
diff --git a/cli/Dockerfile b/cli/Dockerfile
index 5132a174e..8c4fabcc4 100644
--- a/cli/Dockerfile
+++ b/cli/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17.3-alpine as go-deps
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17-alpine as go-deps
 WORKDIR /linkerd-build
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 COPY bin/install-deps bin/
diff --git a/cni-plugin/Dockerfile b/cni-plugin/Dockerfile
index 4f01531c4..db25fa053 100644
--- a/cni-plugin/Dockerfile
+++ b/cni-plugin/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17.3-alpine as go-deps
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17-alpine as go-deps
 WORKDIR /linkerd-build
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 COPY bin/install-deps bin/
diff --git a/controller/Dockerfile b/controller/Dockerfile
index e8b8a785d..4f1f4b425 100644
--- a/controller/Dockerfile
+++ b/controller/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17.3-alpine as go-deps
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17-alpine as go-deps
 WORKDIR /linkerd-build
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 COPY bin/install-deps bin/
diff --git a/jaeger/injector/Dockerfile b/jaeger/injector/Dockerfile
index 074afb0dc..c8b5a561f 100644
--- a/jaeger/injector/Dockerfile
+++ b/jaeger/injector/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17.3-alpine as go-deps
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17-alpine as go-deps
 WORKDIR /linkerd-build
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 COPY bin/install-deps bin/
diff --git a/viz/metrics-api/Dockerfile b/viz/metrics-api/Dockerfile
index f759c4059..acc125632 100644
--- a/viz/metrics-api/Dockerfile
+++ b/viz/metrics-api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17.3-alpine as go-deps
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17-alpine as go-deps
 WORKDIR /linkerd-build
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 COPY bin/install-deps bin/
diff --git a/viz/tap/Dockerfile b/viz/tap/Dockerfile
index 6d3aea454..301deb177 100644
--- a/viz/tap/Dockerfile
+++ b/viz/tap/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17.3-alpine as go-deps
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17-alpine as go-deps
 WORKDIR /linkerd-build
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 COPY bin/install-deps bin/
diff --git a/web/Dockerfile b/web/Dockerfile
index be135a8b9..2c7ff5e15 100644
--- a/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/web/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17.3-alpine as go-deps
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17-alpine as go-deps
 WORKDIR /linkerd-build
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 COPY bin/install-deps bin/