diff --git a/operators/constellation-node-operator/Dockerfile b/operators/constellation-node-operator/Dockerfile
index 4819fb47e..7ac794f24 100644
--- a/operators/constellation-node-operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/operators/constellation-node-operator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/operators/constellation-node-operator/go.mod b/operators/constellation-node-operator/go.mod
index 5d7c255b3..f6eb24b22 100644
--- a/operators/constellation-node-operator/go.mod
+++ b/operators/constellation-node-operator/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/operators/constellation-node-operator
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.4.0