diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 79238b47..4fc2e078 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ARG DOCKER_VERSION=20.10
 # -> golang image used solely for building the k3d binary  #
 # -> built executable can then be copied into other stages #
 ############################################################
-FROM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18 as builder
 ARG GIT_TAG_OVERRIDE
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 25cacfea..74002a08 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/k3d-io/k3d/v5
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.5.1 // indirect
diff --git a/tools/Dockerfile b/tools/Dockerfile
index b8c3e260..005b5c94 100644
--- a/tools/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17-alpine3.13 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18-alpine3.15 as builder
 ARG GIT_TAG
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
diff --git a/tools/go.mod b/tools/go.mod
index 6336cd1d..df895bae 100644
--- a/tools/go.mod
+++ b/tools/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/k3d-io/k3d/tools
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.5.1 // indirect
diff --git a/tools/go.sum b/tools/go.sum
index 321fc974..4a1f480b 100644
--- a/tools/go.sum
+++ b/tools/go.sum
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201202213521-69691e467435/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210124154548-22da62e12c0c/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210324051608-47abb6519492/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210330210617-4fbd30eecc44/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423082822-04245dca01da/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210426230700-d19ff857e887/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210510120138-977fb7262007/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211112143042-c6105e7cf70d h1:jp6PtFmjL+vGsuzd86xYqaJGv6eXdLvmVGzVVLI6EPI=
@@ -786,7 +785,6 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.4/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.5/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 h1:olpwvP2KacW1ZWvsR7uQhoyTYvKAupfQrRGBFM352Gk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7/go.mod h1:u+2+/6zg+i71rQMx5EYifcz6MCKuco9NR6JIITiCfzQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20180412165947-fbb02b2291d2/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=