diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a0d7eaaa212..9a56a9799eb 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ workflows:
   ci:
     jobs:
       - go/lint
-      - go/test
+      - go/test:
+        executor: 
+          name: go/circleci-golang
+          tag: 1.12