diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 09667cc3c..56792a005 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ IMAGE_BUILD_CMD ?= docker build
 IMAGE_BUILD_EXTRA_OPTS ?=
 IMAGE_PUSH_CMD ?= docker push
 CONTAINER_RUN_CMD ?= docker run
-BUILDER_IMAGE ?= golang:1.18-buster
+BUILDER_IMAGE ?= golang:1.19-bullseye
 BASE_IMAGE_FULL ?= debian:buster-slim
 BASE_IMAGE_MINIMAL ?= gcr.io/distroless/base
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 894448a55..68c851327 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9