diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1cdd0115..085b5d80 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,43 @@
 version: 2
 jobs:
-  test:
+  test-install-golang-prev:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/golang:1.10
     working_directory: /go/src/github.com/segmentio/chamber
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: 'Test install golang (previous release)'
+          command: |
+            go get -v . && chamber version
+
+  test-install-golang-current:
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/golang:1.11
+    working_directory: /go/src/github.com/segmentio/chamber
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: 'Test go get install on current golang release'
+          command: |
+            go get -v . && chamber version
+
+  # only need this job until 1.13 is released
+  test-install-golang-1.11-GOMODULE-on:
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/golang:1.11
+    working_directory: /go/src/github.com/segmentio/chamber
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: 'Test go get install on golang 1.11 GO111MODULE=on'
+          command: |
+            GO111MODULE=on go get -v . && chamber version
+
+  test:
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/golang:1.11
+    working_directory: /go/src/github.com/segmentio/chamber
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run:
@@ -13,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
   dist:
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/golang:1.10
+      - image: circleci/golang:1.11
     working_directory: /go/src/github.com/segmentio/chamber
     steps:
       - checkout
@@ -31,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish:
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/golang:1.10
+      - image: circleci/golang:1.11
     working_directory: /go/src/github.com/segmentio/chamber
     steps:
       - checkout
@@ -56,6 +90,9 @@ workflows:
   test-dist-publish:
     jobs:
       - test
+      - test-install-golang-prev
+      - test-install-golang-current
+      - test-install-golang-1.11-GOMODULE-on
       - dist:
           # needed to ensure dist happens on tag events
           filters:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4886e999..d5846d55 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
 VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty="-dev")
 LDFLAGS := -ldflags='-X "main.Version=$(VERSION)"'
 
-test: | govendor
-	govendor sync
-	go test -v ./...
+test:
+	GO111MODULE=on go test -v ./...
 
 all: dist/chamber-$(VERSION)-darwin-amd64 dist/chamber-$(VERSION)-linux-amd64
 
@@ -19,15 +18,10 @@ clean:
 dist/:
 	mkdir -p dist
 
-dist/chamber-$(VERSION)-darwin-amd64: | govendor dist/
-	govendor sync
-	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+dist/chamber-$(VERSION)-darwin-amd64: | dist/
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 GO111MODULE=on go build $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
-dist/chamber-$(VERSION)-linux-amd64: | govendor dist/
-	govendor sync
-	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+dist/chamber-$(VERSION)-linux-amd64: | dist/
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 GO111MODULE=on go build $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
-govendor:
-	go get -u github.com/kardianos/govendor
-
-.PHONY: clean all govendor
+.PHONY: clean all
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..706d1cf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module github.com/segmentio/chamber
+
+require (
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.15.26
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.0
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..deb54aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.15.26 h1:p9fZ5yY1JnB3T0iLQQsLrFY70Pyfft6WcNANHtGOyYc=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.15.26/go.mod h1:mFuSZ37Z9YOHbQEwBWztmVzqXrEkub65tZoCYDt7FT0=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/go-ini/ini v1.25.4 h1:Mujh4R/dH6YL8bxuISne3xX2+qcQ9p0IxKAP6ExWoUo=
+github.com/go-ini/ini v1.25.4/go.mod h1:ByCAeIL28uOIIG0E3PJtZPDL8WnHpFKFOtgjp+3Ies8=
+github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.0.0-20160202185014-0b12d6b521d8 h1:12VvqtR6Aowv3l/EQUlocDHW2Cp4G9WJVH7uyH8QFJE=
+github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.0.0-20160202185014-0b12d6b521d8/go.mod h1:Nht3zPeWKUH0NzdCt2Blrr5ys8VGpn0CEB0cQHVjt7k=
+github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.0 h1:LLgXmsheXeRoUOBOjtwPQCWIYqM/LU1ayDtDePerRcY=
+github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.0/go.mod h1:PppfXfuXeibc/6YijjN8zIbojt8czPbwD3XqdrwzmxQ=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0 h1:WdK/asTD0HN+q6hsWO3/vpuAkAr+tw6aNJNDFFf0+qw=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3 h1:ZlrZ4XsMRm04Fr5pSFxBgfND2EBVa1nLpiy1stUsX/8=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3/go.mod h1:1l0Ry5zgKvJasoi3XT1TypsSe7PqH0Sj9dhYf7v3XqQ=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.2 h1:Fy0orTDgHdbnzHcsOgfCN4LtHf0ec3wwtiwJqwvf3Gc=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.2/go.mod h1:DYY7MBk1bdzusC3SYhjObp+wFpr4gzcvqqNjLnInEg4=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2 h1:bSDNvY7ZPG5RlJ8otE/7V6gMiyenm9RtJ7IUVIAoJ1w=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=