diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator-master.yaml
index a06b4013f5d7b..c49b816a1dacc 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator-master.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build_root:
     cluster: https://api.ci.openshift.org
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.10
+    tag: golang-1.11
 canonical_go_repository: github.com/openshift/cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel7