diff --git a/hack/setup_env.sh b/hack/setup_env.sh
index 6adf2dec296..78ec3ab7494 100755
--- a/hack/setup_env.sh
+++ b/hack/setup_env.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function golang() {
   echo "Installing golang..."
   curl --retry 5 --connect-timeout 30 -L https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/getgo/installer_linux -o /tmp/golang_installer
   chmod u+x /tmp/golang_installer
-  /tmp/golang_installer
+  /tmp/golang_installer -version 1.18
   rm /tmp/golang_installer
 
   echo "Activating go command on current shell..."