diff --git a/nvidia-driver-installer/minikube/Dockerfile b/nvidia-driver-installer/minikube/Dockerfile
index af981fe71..e4403a3fb 100644
--- a/nvidia-driver-installer/minikube/Dockerfile
+++ b/nvidia-driver-installer/minikube/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM ubuntu:18.04
+FROM ubuntu:26.04
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y kmod gcc make curl xz-utils libc6-dev bc libelf-dev bison flex openssl libssl-dev && \