diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 87bc2e9e42..763b601e8c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ARG CROSS="false"
 ARG SYSTEMD="false"
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.18.0
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.18.1
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ARG VPNKIT_VERSION=0.5.0
 ARG DOCKER_BUILDTAGS="apparmor seccomp"
diff --git a/Dockerfile.e2e b/Dockerfile.e2e
index 944f1f7b59..77228110f1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.e2e
+++ b/Dockerfile.e2e
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.18.0
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.18.1
 
 FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine AS base
 ENV GO111MODULE=off
diff --git a/Dockerfile.simple b/Dockerfile.simple
index 454d50732f..750c39ce1d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.simple
+++ b/Dockerfile.simple
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # This represents the bare minimum required to build and test Docker.
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.18.0
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.18.1
 
 ARG BASE_DEBIAN_DISTRO="bullseye"
 ARG GOLANG_IMAGE="golang:${GO_VERSION}-${BASE_DEBIAN_DISTRO}"
diff --git a/Dockerfile.windows b/Dockerfile.windows
index 881b111ed7..5defa17fcb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.windows
+++ b/Dockerfile.windows
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ FROM microsoft/windowsservercore
 # Use PowerShell as the default shell
 SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue';"]
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.18.0
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.18.1
 ARG CONTAINERD_VERSION=1.6.2
 ARG GOTESTSUM_VERSION=v1.7.0