diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 6c1fc1908..1b5226b16 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ linters-settings:
       - G402 # Look for bad TLS connection settings.
       - G306 # Poor file permissions used when writing to a new file.
   staticcheck: 
-    go: "1.16"
+    go: "1.18"
     checks: ["-SA1019"]
 
 linters:
diff --git a/tools/Dockerfile b/tools/Dockerfile
index 9df610994..452c92738 100644
--- a/tools/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17.3-buster
+FROM golang:1.18.0-buster
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git
 ENV GOCACHE=/tmp/build/.cache