diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 2ee67e46..6f98df06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: '^1.17.0' # Require Go 1.16 and above, but lower than Go 2.0.0
+        go-version: '^1.19.0' # Require Go 1.16 and above, but lower than Go 2.0.0
     - name: System tests
       env:
         K8S_VERSION: ${{ matrix.k8s }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 05a5daea..a1d0423a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.19 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 90484ee2..18c84355 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/rabbitmq/messaging-topology-operator
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/cloudflare/cfssl v1.6.2