diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 48b51611..ff0b56db 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: release
   namespace: openshift
-  tag: golang-1.17
+  tag: golang-1.18
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8e4cac25..2e829a0f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.17 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.18 AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 02c9163a..a03ebdd7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/openshift/reference-addon
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.3
diff --git a/tools/go.mod b/tools/go.mod
index 85ee406a..3141e735 100644
--- a/tools/go.mod
+++ b/tools/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module tools
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.43.0