diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 3501b6c3..3a77b7fb 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 freebsd_instance:
-  image: freebsd-11-2-release-amd64
+  image: freebsd-12-1-release-amd64
 task:
   install_script: pkg install -y wget git m4 bash autoconf automake sqlite3 gmake
   build_script: ./autogen.sh && ./configure && gmake -j3