diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f60b45f1f5cb..0035e6c73bd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.16
+          go-version: 1.18
       -
         name: Cache Go modules
         uses: actions/cache@v2
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f36534b26adf..259d2b247cda 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache git
 # xx is a helper for cross-compilation
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM tonistiigi/xx@sha256:1e96844fadaa2f9aea021b2b05299bc02fe4c39a92d8e735b93e8e2b15610128 AS xx
 
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17-alpine AS golatest
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.18-alpine AS golatest
 
 # gobuild is base stage for compiling go/cgo
 FROM golatest AS gobuild-base