diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/the-new-hotness/templates/buildconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/the-new-hotness/templates/buildconfig.yml
index 8caca5784c..a54b8bd1e4 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/the-new-hotness/templates/buildconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/the-new-hotness/templates/buildconfig.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ items:
     runPolicy: Serial
     source:
       dockerfile: |-
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
+        FROM fedora:36
+{% else %}
         FROM fedora:34
+{% endif %}
         LABEL \
           name="the-new-hotness" \
           vendor="Fedora Infrastructure" \