diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ab8fd6cc8..19c200e18 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 language: go
 
 go:
-  - "1.10"
+  - "1.11"
 
 script:
   - make build test-unit
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7fea3613c..cee30f0f9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.10 AS builder
+FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.11 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-openshift-controller-manager-operator
 COPY . .
 RUN go build ./cmd/cluster-openshift-controller-manager-operator
diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel7 b/Dockerfile.rhel7
index df17ced34..27aecb033 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel7
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel7
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:golang-1.10 AS builder
+FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:golang-1.11 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-openshift-controller-manager-operator
 COPY . .
 RUN go build ./cmd/cluster-openshift-controller-manager-operator