diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d63d98ad..c0819a39 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module k8s.io/sample-controller
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0