diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-release-4.4.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-release-4.4.yaml
index 15247a39c871e..36e7aabfdee1b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-release-4.4.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-release-4.4.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.10
+    tag: golang-1.13
 images:
 - from: base
   to: cluster-version-operator
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-release-4.5.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-release-4.5.yaml
index 892eefe816d0d..491381e470ccf 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-release-4.5.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-release-4.5.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.10
+    tag: golang-1.13
 images:
 - from: base
   to: cluster-version-operator