diff --git a/.github/workflows/gofmt.yml b/.github/workflows/gofmt.yml
index 51a8041..ddfca5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gofmt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gofmt.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.17
+    - name: Set up Go 1.18
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: 1.17
+        go-version: 1.18
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-gofmt1.17-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-gofmt1.18-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
         restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-gofmt1.17-
+          ${{ runner.os }}-gofmt1.18-
 
     - name: Install goimports
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 43e2cbd..7485beb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Linux All
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Set up Go 1.17
+      - name: Set up Go 1.18
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.18
 
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Windows
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Set up Go 1.17
+      - name: Set up Go 1.18
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.18
 
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ jobs:
       HAS_SIGNING_CREDS: ${{ secrets.AC_USERNAME != '' }}
     runs-on: macos-11
     steps:
-      - name: Set up Go 1.17
+      - name: Set up Go 1.18
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.18
 
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
index 2965a0a..52ff079 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.17
+    - name: Set up Go 1.18
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: 1.17
+        go-version: 1.18
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-go1.17-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-go1.18-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
         restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-go1.17-
+          ${{ runner.os }}-go1.18-
 
     - name: build
       run: make bin-docker
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 60f4266..a24c7ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.17
+    - name: Set up Go 1.18
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: 1.17
+        go-version: 1.18
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-go1.17-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-go1.18-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
         restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-go1.17-
+          ${{ runner.os }}-go1.18-
 
     - name: Build
       run: make all
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ jobs:
         os: [windows-latest, macos-11]
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.17
+    - name: Set up Go 1.18
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: 1.17
+        go-version: 1.18
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-go1.17-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-go1.18-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
         restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-go1.17-
+          ${{ runner.os }}-go1.18-
 
     - name: Build nebula
       run: go build ./cmd/nebula
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 21f68b1..b43f8ea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-GOMINVERSION = 1.17
+GOMINVERSION = 1.18
 NEBULA_CMD_PATH = "./cmd/nebula"
 GO111MODULE = on
 export GO111MODULE
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ea255d7..9362895 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/slackhq/nebula
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20200514113438-38f4b401e2be