diff --git a/Dockerfile.openshift b/Dockerfile.openshift
index f18d76fbcef4..6aa8493e07c3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.openshift
+++ b/Dockerfile.openshift
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.11 AS builder
+FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.12 AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel b/Dockerfile.rhel
index bdd1929e6170..281214e255c5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM openshift/golang-builder:1.11 AS builder
+FROM openshift/golang-builder:1.12 AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd