diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3e83fd26..3752b897 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p $GOPATH/src $GOPATH/bin && chmod -R 777 $GOPATH
 ENV PATH=$GOPATH/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
 
 # Download Go.
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.18
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.19
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG TARGETOS
 ENV TARGETARCH_ENV=${TARGETARCH:-amd64}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e6a0dc16..ba0cf78b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #   limitations under the License.
 
-GO_VERSION  ?= $(shell go run ./scripts/detectgoversion/detect.go 2>/dev/null || printf '1.18')
+GO_VERSION  ?= $(shell go run ./scripts/detectgoversion/detect.go 2>/dev/null || printf '1.19')
 BINNAME     ?= move2kube
 IN_CICD     ?= false
 CGO_ENABLED ?= 0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50f635fd..041d8cba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Checkout the [Tutorials](https://move2kube.konveyor.io/tutorials) and [Documenta
 
 To browse code  [![Open in VSCode](https://badgen.net/badge/icon/Visual%20Studio%20Code?icon=visualstudio&label)](https://open.vscode.dev/konveyor/move2kube)
 
-1. Obtain a recent version of `golang`. Known to work with `1.18`.
+1. Obtain a recent version of `golang`. Known to work with `1.19`.
 1. Ensure `$GOPATH` is set. If it's not set:
    1. `mkdir ~/go`
    1. `export GOPATH=~/go`