diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 634f1abf23..88761bff30 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/containers/skopeo
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/containers/common v0.55.0