diff --git a/docs/dev/dependencies.md b/docs/dev/dependencies.md
index 683720d089..07856343a5 100644
--- a/docs/dev/dependencies.md
+++ b/docs/dev/dependencies.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ We follow a hard flattening approach; i.e. direct and inherited dependencies are
 
 Dependencies are managed with [Go Modules](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules) but committed directly to the repository.
 
-We require at least Go 1.17.
+We require at least Go 1.18.
 
 - Add or update a dependency with `go get <dependency>@<version>`.
 - If you want to use a fork of a project or ensure that a dependency is not updated even when another dependency requires a newer version of it, manually add a [replace directive in the go.mod file](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules#when-should-i-use-the-replace-directive). 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 379c7cdd46..11f60d5cc2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/openshift/installer
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go v0.81.0
diff --git a/hack/build.sh b/hack/build.sh
index c5b9156ed3..394d2292db 100755
--- a/hack/build.sh
+++ b/hack/build.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ copy_terraform_to_mirror() {
   cp "${PWD}/terraform/bin/${TARGET_OS_ARCH}/terraform" "${PWD}/pkg/terraform/providers/mirror/terraform/"
 }
 
-minimum_go_version=1.17
+minimum_go_version=1.18
 current_go_version=$(go version | cut -d " " -f 3)
 
 if [ "$(version "${current_go_version#go}")" -lt "$(version "$minimum_go_version")" ]; then
diff --git a/hack/go-fmt.sh b/hack/go-fmt.sh
index 858cc578ee..2bb3b45d25 100755
--- a/hack/go-fmt.sh
+++ b/hack/go-fmt.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ else
     --env IS_CONTAINER=TRUE \
     --volume "${PWD}:/go/src/github.com/openshift/installer:z" \
     --workdir /go/src/github.com/openshift/installer \
-    docker.io/golang:1.17 \
+    docker.io/golang:1.18 \
     ./hack/go-fmt.sh "${@}"
 fi
diff --git a/hack/go-genmock.sh b/hack/go-genmock.sh
index f167b33685..8471bc05f9 100755
--- a/hack/go-genmock.sh
+++ b/hack/go-genmock.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ else
     --env IS_CONTAINER=TRUE \
     --volume "${PWD}:/go/src/github.com/openshift/installer:z" \
     --workdir /go/src/github.com/openshift/installer \
-    docker.io/golang:1.17 \
+    docker.io/golang:1.18 \
     ./hack/go-genmock.sh "${@}"
 fi
diff --git a/hack/go-lint.sh b/hack/go-lint.sh
index 70f31ed8a2..346f069dde 100755
--- a/hack/go-lint.sh
+++ b/hack/go-lint.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ else
     --env IS_CONTAINER=TRUE \
     --volume "${PWD}:/go/src/github.com/openshift/installer:z" \
     --workdir /go/src/github.com/openshift/installer \
-    docker.io/golang:1.17 \
+    docker.io/golang:1.18 \
     ./hack/go-lint.sh "${@}"
 fi
diff --git a/hack/go-sec.sh b/hack/go-sec.sh
index f0eabba425..9e78419cf6 100755
--- a/hack/go-sec.sh
+++ b/hack/go-sec.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ else
     --env IS_CONTAINER=TRUE \
     --volume "${PWD}:/go/src/github.com/openshift/installer:z" \
     --workdir /go/src/github.com/openshift/installer \
-    docker.io/golang:1.17 \
+    docker.io/golang:1.18 \
     ./hack/go-sec.sh "${@}"
 fi
diff --git a/hack/go-test.sh b/hack/go-test.sh
index 9e009d52b0..ac15834b4c 100755
--- a/hack/go-test.sh
+++ b/hack/go-test.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ else
     --env IS_CONTAINER=TRUE \
     --volume "${PWD}:/go/src/github.com/openshift/installer:z" \
     --workdir /go/src/github.com/openshift/installer \
-    docker.io/golang:1.17 \
+    docker.io/golang:1.18 \
     ./hack/go-test.sh "${@}"
 fi
diff --git a/hack/go-vet.sh b/hack/go-vet.sh
index 3923ae7aa6..7aa0f57b31 100755
--- a/hack/go-vet.sh
+++ b/hack/go-vet.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ else
     --env IS_CONTAINER=TRUE \
     --volume "${PWD}:/go/src/github.com/openshift/installer:z" \
     --workdir /go/src/github.com/openshift/installer \
-    docker.io/golang:1.17 \
+    docker.io/golang:1.18 \
     ./hack/go-vet.sh "${@}"
 fi;
diff --git a/hack/verify-codegen.sh b/hack/verify-codegen.sh
index 97434f9111..a83b493562 100755
--- a/hack/verify-codegen.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-codegen.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ else
     --env IS_CONTAINER=TRUE \
     --volume "${PWD}:/go/src/github.com/openshift/installer:z" \
     --workdir /go/src/github.com/openshift/installer \
-    docker.io/golang:1.17 \
+    docker.io/golang:1.18 \
     ./hack/verify-codegen.sh "${@}"
 fi
diff --git a/hack/verify-vendor.sh b/hack/verify-vendor.sh
index f3aa02aaf0..8271e97667 100755
--- a/hack/verify-vendor.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-vendor.sh
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ if [ "$IS_CONTAINER" != "" ]; then
   verify_module "${PWD}"
 
   # Verify the sub-modules for the terraform providers.
-  # The -compat=1.17 is needed for the openstack provider. The provider uses golang.org/x/mod, which go 1.17 selects
+  # The -compat=1.18 is needed for the openstack provider. The provider uses golang.org/x/mod, which go 1.18 selects
   # as v0.3.0 but go 1.16 selects as v0.4.2.
   find terraform/providers -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -print0 | while read -r -d '' dir
   do
-    verify_module "$dir" "1.17"
+    verify_module "$dir" "1.18"
   done
 
   # Verify the terraform sub-module.
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ else
     --env IS_CONTAINER=TRUE \
     --volume "${PWD}:/go/src/github.com/openshift/installer:z" \
     --workdir /go/src/github.com/openshift/installer \
-    docker.io/golang:1.17 \
+    docker.io/golang:1.18 \
     ./hack/verify-vendor.sh "${@}"
 fi