diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
index 7bd020d5c..5a3285c9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '*.md'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -14,9 +16,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: setup go environment
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.18"
+          go-version: "1.19"
       - name: Run tidy
-        run: go mod tidy -compat=1.18
+        run: go mod tidy
       - name: Build CLI
         run: make
       - name: Check build
@@ -30,15 +32,15 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        KUBERNETES_VERSION: ["1.23.6"]
+        KUBERNETES_VERSION: ["1.24.6"]
     steps:
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Set up Go 1.18
+      - name: Set up Go 1.19
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.18
+          go-version: 1.19
 
       - name: Bootstrap e2e
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 493ae1f65..f92db4b4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@268d8c0ca0432bb2cf416faae41297df9d262d7f # tag=3.3.0
       with:
-        go-version: 1.18
+        go-version: 1.19
 
     - name: Goreleaser
       uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v3
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 6995dc3ea..b0f9f2b3e 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Check the documentation at https://goreleaser.com for more options
 before:
   hooks:
-    - go mod tidy -compat=1.18
+    - go mod tidy
 builds:
   - id: ratify
     dir: cmd/ratify
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 56ca295de..ce468987d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/deislabs/ratify
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v66.0.0+incompatible