diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.devel b/docker/Dockerfile.devel
index 3e39db2b..d571d320 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.devel
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.devel
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.17.13
+ARG GOLANG_VERSION
 FROM golang:${GOLANG_VERSION}
 
-RUN go get -u golang.org/x/lint/golint
-RUN go get -u github.com/matryer/moq
-RUN go get -u github.com/gordonklaus/ineffassign
-RUN go get -u github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell
+RUN go install golang.org/x/lint/golint@latest
+RUN go install github.com/matryer/moq@latest
+RUN go install github.com/gordonklaus/ineffassign@latest
+RUN go install github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell@latest
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 522f5216..e5ad1bb1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module gitlab.com/nvidia/cloud-native/vgpu-device-manager
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
diff --git a/versions.mk b/versions.mk
index 78d3a526..31c57b39 100644
--- a/versions.mk
+++ b/versions.mk
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ vVERSION := v$(VERSION:v%=%)
 
 CUDA_VERSION := 11.7.1
 
-GOLANG_VERSION := 1.17.13
+GOLANG_VERSION := 1.19.5