diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/runtime-utils/openshift-runtime-utils-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/runtime-utils/openshift-runtime-utils-master.yaml
index d0197cfa1fdcb..7ed094b64a403 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/runtime-utils/openshift-runtime-utils-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/runtime-utils/openshift-runtime-utils-master.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.17
+    tag: golang-1.18
 promotion:
   name: "4.12"
   namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/runtime-utils/openshift-runtime-utils-release-4.12.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/runtime-utils/openshift-runtime-utils-release-4.12.yaml
index 8412717170fe0..b3db8e9dba7c6 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/runtime-utils/openshift-runtime-utils-release-4.12.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/runtime-utils/openshift-runtime-utils-release-4.12.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.17
+    tag: golang-1.18
 promotion:
   disabled: true
   name: "4.12"