diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
index 8920d2e97a832..6428246e67e2f 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build_root:
     cluster: https://api.ci.openshift.org
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.10
+    tag: golang-1.11
 canonical_go_repository: github.com/openshift/machine-config-operator
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.machine-config-controller
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.0.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.0.yaml
index 1d5d4b0a35fe6..5980c17ec13f4 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.0.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.0.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build_root:
     cluster: https://api.ci.openshift.org
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.10
+    tag: golang-1.11
 canonical_go_repository: github.com/openshift/machine-config-operator
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.machine-config-controller
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.1.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.1.yaml
index 61c3ba55c7fdd..df816b47da5b3 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.1.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.1.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build_root:
     cluster: https://api.ci.openshift.org
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.10
+    tag: golang-1.11
 canonical_go_repository: github.com/openshift/machine-config-operator
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.machine-config-controller