diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 00a8e772058..e0e86b35bf5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/grafana/grafana
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 // Override xorm's outdated go-mssqldb dependency, since we can't upgrade to current xorm (due to breaking changes).
 // We need a more current go-mssqldb so we get rid of a version of apache/thrift with vulnerabilities.