diff --git a/kiwi-builder-image/Dockerfile b/kiwi-builder-image/Dockerfile
index 4ff28c9..c661aea 100644
--- a/kiwi-builder-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/kiwi-builder-image/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!BuildTag: %%IMG_PREFIX%%kiwi-builder:10.1.16.0
-#!BuildTag: %%IMG_PREFIX%%kiwi-builder:10.1.16.0-%RELEASE%
-FROM registry.suse.com/bci/kiwi:10.1.16
+#!BuildTag: %%IMG_PREFIX%%kiwi-builder:10.2.12.0
+#!BuildTag: %%IMG_PREFIX%%kiwi-builder:10.2.12.0-%RELEASE%
+FROM registry.suse.com/bci/kiwi:10.2.12
 MAINTAINER SUSE LLC (https://www.suse.com/)
 
 # Define labels according to https://en.opensuse.org/Building_derived_containers
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.version="%PACKAGE_VERSION%"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.url="https://www.suse.com/solutions/edge-computing/"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.created="%BUILDTIME%"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.vendor="SUSE LLC"
-LABEL org.opensuse.reference="%%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIX%%kiwi-builder:10.1.16.0"
+LABEL org.opensuse.reference="%%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIX%%kiwi-builder:10.2.12.0"
 LABEL org.openbuildservice.disturl="%DISTURL%"
 LABEL com.suse.supportlevel="%%SUPPORT_LEVEL%%"
 LABEL com.suse.eula="SUSE Combined EULA February 2024"
diff --git a/kiwi-builder-image/README b/kiwi-builder-image/README
index b74c156..59cf0f2 100644
--- a/kiwi-builder-image/README
+++ b/kiwi-builder-image/README
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Please ensure that you're running this on a registered SLE Micro 6.0 system, and
 
 Next, download the podman image:
 
-# podman pull %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.1.16.0
+# podman pull %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.2.12.0
 
 Make a local output directory (where the images will reside):
 
@@ -16,32 +16,32 @@ Make a local output directory (where the images will reside):
 
 Then, to build a standard "Base" image, run the following in podman:
 
-# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.1.16.0 build-image
+# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.2.12.0 build-image
 
 To build a "Base" SelfInstall ISO, you can add additional flags, for example:
 
-# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.1.16.0 build-image -p Base-SelfInstall
+# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.2.12.0 build-image -p Base-SelfInstall
 
 Then, to build a standard "Default" image, run the following in podman:
 
-# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.1.16.0 build-image -p Default
+# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.2.12.0 build-image -p Default
 
 To build a "Default" SelfInstall ISO, you can add additional flags, for example:
 
-# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.1.16.0 build-image -p Default-SelfInstall
+# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.2.12.0 build-image -p Default-SelfInstall
 
 To build an image with a RealTime kernel, e.g. a RAW disk image ("Default"), use the following:
 
-# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.1.16.0 build-image -p Base-RT
+# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.2.12.0 build-image -p Base-RT
 
 To build an image that supports a large block/sectorsize (4096), use the "-b" flag, for example:
 
-# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.1.16.0 build-image -p Default-SelfInstall -b
+# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.2.12.0 build-image -p Default-SelfInstall -b
 
 # mkdir mydefs/
 # cp /path/to/SL-Micro.kiwi mydefs/
 # cp /path/to/config.sh mydefs/
-# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -v ./mydefs/:/micro-sdk/defs/ -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.1.16.0 build-image
+# podman run --privileged -v /etc/zypp/repos.d:/micro-sdk/repos/ -v ./output:/tmp/output -v ./mydefs/:/micro-sdk/defs/ -it %%IMG_REPO%%/%%IMG_PREFIXkiwi-builder:10.2.12.0 build-image
 
 All output will be in the local $(pwd)/output directory, for example: