diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index e766951d..a62eb0aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.17.x]
+        go: [1.18.x]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest", "macos-latest"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index 55a0850f..40049888 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Check Source
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.17.x]
+        go: [1.18.x]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 193c091b..3222b3d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.17"
+          go-version: "1.18"
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
         with:
           java-version: '11'
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.17"
+          go-version: "1.18"
       # Standard build tasks
       - name: Build
         run: make cross-platform
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schema.yaml b/.github/workflows/schema.yaml
index 47e03d46..5440fcef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schema.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schema.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Check Schema
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.17.x]
+        go: [1.18.x]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-oncluster-runtime.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-oncluster-runtime.yaml
index 8355fd4b..85b7fc26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-oncluster-runtime.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-oncluster-runtime.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     name: On Cluster RT Test
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.17.x]
+        go: [1.18.x]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-oncluster.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-oncluster.yaml
index d9cc660f..17cafdfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-oncluster.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-oncluster.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     name: On Cluster Test
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.17.x]
+        go: [1.18.x]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-runtime.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-runtime.yaml
index 3fc6fbd1..44350b4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-runtime.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-runtime.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17.x
+          go-version: 1.18.x
       - name: Install Binaries
         run: ./hack/binaries.sh
       - name: Allocate Cluster
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yaml
index fb30cffb..7545eb9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     name: E2E Test 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.17.x]
+        go: [1.18.x]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-embedded-fs.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-embedded-fs.yaml
index c55d6fda..e7818f7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-embedded-fs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-embedded-fs.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Func Embedded FS Test
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.17.x]
+        go: [1.18.x]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-integration.yaml
index acacf931..da5ed1e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-integration.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Integration Test 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.17.x]
+        go: [1.18.x]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-podman.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-podman.yaml
index 0696abce..e1a00326 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-podman.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-podman.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Podman Test
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.17.x]
+        go: [1.18.x]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unit.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-unit.yaml
index 3ec193a7..33bef09b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-unit.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Unit Test 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.17.x]
+        go: [1.18.x]
         java: [11]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest", "macos-latest"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 303d8da9..d1a86de5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ check: bin/golangci-lint ## Check code quality (lint)
 	cd test/_e2e && ../../bin/golangci-lint run --timeout 300s
 
 bin/golangci-lint:
-	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b ./bin v1.43.0
+	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b ./bin v1.49.0
 
 .PHONY: clean_templates