diff --git a/go/def.bzl b/go/def.bzl
index 0b28de2f0e..482e2e3383 100644
--- a/go/def.bzl
+++ b/go/def.bzl
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ load(
 
 # Current version or next version to be tagged. Gazelle and other tools may
 # check this to determine compatibility.
-RULES_GO_VERSION = "0.17.0"
+RULES_GO_VERSION = "0.18.0"
 
 go_context = _go_context
 go_tool_library = _go_tool_library