diff --git a/docker/ci/circleci/Dockerfile b/docker/ci/circleci/Dockerfile
index b17161d1cc6b..67d6c262582f 100644
--- a/docker/ci/circleci/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ci/circleci/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # while using circle we'll use circle's base image.
-FROM cimg/base:2020.12@sha256:a9adc0fb9b3d2440961a8042c5b03a387b3a0d6e2ab9e73ce20bff1ae84d64be  AS setup_ci
+FROM cimg/base:2021.01@sha256:92748b098b1e5034226191fe307f5d9884ec86c88eede2903e01a16ab19f7209  AS setup_ci
 
 WORKDIR /diem
 COPY rust-toolchain /diem/rust-toolchain