diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master.yaml
index 748df3e5ced61..830a1cd2d8f30 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ build_root:
 images:
   items:
   - context_dir: "2"
-    dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel8
+    dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel9
     from: base
     inputs:
       src:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ images:
           source_path: /go/src/github.com/openshift/jenkins/2/.
     to: jenkins
   - context_dir: slave-base
-    dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel8
+    dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel9
     from: base
     inputs:
       src:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master-postsubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master-postsubmits.yaml
index fd77557eef5fe..7b260f9e409a4 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master-postsubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master-postsubmits.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ postsubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - .ci-operator.yaml
-      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel8
-      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel8
+      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel9
+      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel9
     labels:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/is-promotion: "true"
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master-presubmits.yaml
index 5d7e700a1a5a0..b34407a59973e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/jenkins/openshift-jenkins-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - .ci-operator.yaml
-      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel8
-      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel8
+      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel9
+      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel9
     labels:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: aws
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: openshift-org-aws
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - .ci-operator.yaml
-      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel8
-      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel8
+      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel9
+      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel9
     labels:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: aws
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: openshift-org-aws
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - .ci-operator.yaml
-      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel8
-      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel8
+      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel9
+      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel9
     labels:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: aws
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: openshift-org-aws
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - .ci-operator.yaml
-      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel8
-      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel8
+      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel9
+      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel9
     labels:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - .ci-operator.yaml
-      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel8
-      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel8
+      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel9
+      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel9
     labels:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - .ci-operator.yaml
-      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel8
-      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel8
+      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel9
+      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel9
     labels:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
@@ -462,8 +462,8 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - .ci-operator.yaml
-      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel8
-      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel8
+      - 2/Dockerfile.rhel9
+      - slave-base/Dockerfile.rhel9
     labels:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"