diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 98f41999c..773e9dde5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ main ]
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: 1.17.x
+  GO_VERSION: 1.19.x
   K8S_VERSION: v1.24.1
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e63318403..08b208694 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.19 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0bd570340..47ffb2f0e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/rabbitmq/cluster-operator
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/cloudflare/cfssl v1.6.2