diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1c5f3653..13539765 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.4
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.17
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.18
 ARG DOCKERD_VERSION=20.10.14
 
 FROM docker:$DOCKERD_VERSION AS dockerd-release
diff --git a/docker-bake.hcl b/docker-bake.hcl
index 3d07c460..11c0ab0a 100644
--- a/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variable "GO_VERSION" {
-  default = "1.17"
+  default = "1.18"
 }
 variable "BIN_OUT" {
   default = "./bin"
diff --git a/hack/dockerfiles/docs.Dockerfile b/hack/dockerfiles/docs.Dockerfile
index d2805315..c0dea73a 100644
--- a/hack/dockerfiles/docs.Dockerfile
+++ b/hack/dockerfiles/docs.Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.4
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.17
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.18
 ARG FORMATS=md,yaml
 
 FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine AS docsgen
diff --git a/hack/dockerfiles/lint.Dockerfile b/hack/dockerfiles/lint.Dockerfile
index 89b63459..321ef43f 100644
--- a/hack/dockerfiles/lint.Dockerfile
+++ b/hack/dockerfiles/lint.Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.4
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.17
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.18
 
 FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine
 RUN apk add --no-cache gcc musl-dev yamllint
diff --git a/hack/dockerfiles/vendor.Dockerfile b/hack/dockerfiles/vendor.Dockerfile
index 387e07d9..04217728 100644
--- a/hack/dockerfiles/vendor.Dockerfile
+++ b/hack/dockerfiles/vendor.Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.4
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.17
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.18
 ARG MODOUTDATED_VERSION=v0.8.0
 
 FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine AS base