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 3f4802bd97062..9240e472d527f 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
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build_root:
     cluster: https://api.ci.openshift.org
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.12
+    tag: golang-1.13
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.5.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.5.yaml
index 1b10b90836a87..9e9a8dc18a661 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.5.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.5.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build_root:
     cluster: https://api.ci.openshift.org
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.12
+    tag: golang-1.13
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.6.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.6.yaml
index a10049a9f849f..59096ed18bc0b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.6.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.6.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build_root:
     cluster: https://api.ci.openshift.org
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.12
+    tag: golang-1.13
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile
   from: base