diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index a4eb6d965..b14fb3fdf 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: release
   namespace: openshift
-  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.18-openshift-4.12
+  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.19-openshift-4.12
diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel7 b/Dockerfile.rhel7
index 606f85755..de34fcc9f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel7
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel7
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.18-openshift-4.12 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.19-openshift-4.12 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-authentication-operator
 COPY . .
 ENV GO_PACKAGE github.com/openshift/cluster-authentication-operator
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 68f18fc27..67a321e22 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/openshift/cluster-authentication-operator
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1