diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 622f042..adc97d8 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.17.6
+1.18
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e12fb54..dd067cb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/oci-proxy
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.40.1