diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0aaf0cf..de1ed01 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ibm-messaging/mq-container
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/genuinetools/amicontained v0.4.3
diff --git a/test/container/go.mod b/test/container/go.mod
index c307de0..2730bd5 100644
--- a/test/container/go.mod
+++ b/test/container/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/ibm-messaging/mq-container/test/container
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19