diff --git a/pkg/blobplugin/Dockerfile b/pkg/blobplugin/Dockerfile
index efff57ee4..b164e2dcf 100644
--- a/pkg/blobplugin/Dockerfile
+++ b/pkg/blobplugin/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM registry.k8s.io/build-image/debian-base:bullseye-v1.4.3
+FROM registry.k8s.io/build-image/debian-base:bookworm-v1.0.0
 
 ARG ARCH=amd64
 ARG binary=./_output/${ARCH}/blobplugin
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ RUN chmod +x /blobfuse-proxy/init.sh && \
  chmod +x /blobfuse-proxy/blobfuse-proxy
 
 # packages that are only needed by aznfs: procps conntrack iptables bind9-host iproute2 bash netcat sysvinit-utils.
-RUN apt update && apt upgrade -y && apt-mark unhold libcap2 && clean-install ca-certificates uuid-dev util-linux mount udev wget e2fsprogs nfs-common netbase procps conntrack iptables bind9-host iproute2 bash netcat sysvinit-utils
+RUN apt update && apt upgrade -y && apt-mark unhold libcap2 && clean-install ca-certificates uuid-dev util-linux mount udev wget e2fsprogs nfs-common netbase procps conntrack iptables bind9-host iproute2 bash netcat-traditional sysvinit-utils
 
 # install aznfs
 RUN if [ "$ARCH" = "amd64" ] ; then \
   wget -O aznfs.tar.gz https://github.com/Azure/AZNFS-mount/releases/download/1.0.8/aznfs-1.0.8-1.x86_64.tar.gz; \
 else \
   wget -O aznfs.tar.gz https://github.com/Azure/AZNFS-mount/releases/download/1.0.8/aznfs-1.0.8-1.arm64.tar.gz;fi
-RUN tar xvzf aznfs.tar.gz -C / && rm aznfs.tar.gz
+RUN tar xvzf aznfs.tar.gz -C / --keep-directory-symlink && rm aznfs.tar.gz
 
 # install azcopy
 ARG azcopyURL=https://azcopyvnext.azureedge.net/releases/release-10.21.2-20231106/azcopy_linux_amd64_10.21.2.tar.gz