diff --git a/examples/getting-started/Dockerfile b/examples/getting-started/Dockerfile
index 67f8c3cbb55..def1b4458e5 100644
--- a/examples/getting-started/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/getting-started/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.18 as builder
+FROM golang:1.19 as builder
 WORKDIR /code
 COPY main.go .
 COPY go.mod .
diff --git a/examples/getting-started/go.mod b/examples/getting-started/go.mod
index bc78b13a663..3a504b47150 100644
--- a/examples/getting-started/go.mod
+++ b/examples/getting-started/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/examples/getting-started
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19