diff --git a/.github/actions/run-tests/Dockerfile b/.github/actions/run-tests/Dockerfile
index ae622b23..efbfb2f3 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run-tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/actions/run-tests/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ARG BASE_VARIANT=bullseye
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.17
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.18
 ARG XX_VERSION=1.1.0
 
 FROM tonistiigi/xx:${XX_VERSION} AS xx
diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yaml b/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
index bdc505e6..971f8335 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17.x
+          go-version: 1.18.x
       - uses: ./actions/envtest
       - uses: ./actions/kubectl
       - uses: ./actions/kustomize