diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 653cb930b..03a62666a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.18
+    - name: Set up Go 1.19
       uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
-        go-version: '>=1.18.2 <1.19'
+        go-version: 1.19.x
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.18
+    - name: Set up Go 1.19
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: '>=1.18.2 <1.19'
+        go-version: 1.19.x
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Golangci-lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Set up Go 1.18
+    - name: Set up Go 1.19
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: '>=1.18.2 <1.19'
+        go-version: 1.19.x
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: golangci-lint
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.18
+    - name: Set up Go 1.19
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: '>=1.18.2 <1.19'
+        go-version: 1.19.x
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 52c722fb6..957978cbc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.18 AS builder
+FROM golang:1.19 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator
 COPY . .
 RUN make _build-manager BIN_PATH=build/_output/cmd
diff --git a/Dockerfile.sriov-network-config-daemon b/Dockerfile.sriov-network-config-daemon
index 51e070ef2..9c081c147 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.sriov-network-config-daemon
+++ b/Dockerfile.sriov-network-config-daemon
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.18 AS builder
+FROM golang:1.19 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator
 COPY . .
 RUN make _build-sriov-network-config-daemon BIN_PATH=build/_output/cmd
diff --git a/Dockerfile.webhook b/Dockerfile.webhook
index 21e625ba0..00ab03e72 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.webhook
+++ b/Dockerfile.webhook
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.18 AS builder
+FROM golang:1.19 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator
 COPY . .
 RUN make _build-webhook BIN_PATH=build/_output/cmd
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d89bf5394..f2b26f127 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.2.2