diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9b226efb97..3003f55f72 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: 2.1
 executors:
   golang:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/go:1.18
+      - image: cimg/go:1.19
 
 commands:
   make:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa8937acb3..d347becf5e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 - Allow AccessConfig to use a list of addresses instead of just a single address [\#945](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/issues/945)
 - Make contract addresses predictable \("deterministic"\) [\#942](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/issues/942)
 - Add query for the total supply of a coin [\#903](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/pull/903) ([larry0x](https://github.com/larry0x))
-- Upgrade go to v1.18 [\#866](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/pull/866/) ([faddat](https://github.com/faddat))
+- Upgrade go to v1.19 [\#1044](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/pull/1044)
+- Upgrade go to v1.18 [\#866]https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/pull/866/) ([faddat](https://github.com/faddat))
 - Upgrade to ibc-go v3.3.0 REQUIRES [MIGRATION](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/blob/v3.2.3/docs/migrations/support-denoms-with-slashes.md) [\#1016](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/pull/1016)
 - Upgrade to cosmos-sdk v0.45.8 [\#964](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/pull/964/) ([faddat](https://github.com/faddat))
 - Upgrade wasmvm to v1.1.1 [\#1012](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd/pull/1012), see [wasmvm v1.1.1](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm/releases/tag/v1.1.1)
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 42494493c7..649cf7eb5b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # docker build . -t cosmwasm/wasmd:latest
 # docker run --rm -it cosmwasm/wasmd:latest /bin/sh
-FROM golang:1.18-alpine3.15 AS go-builder
+FROM golang:1.19-alpine3.15 AS go-builder
 ARG arch=x86_64
 
 # this comes from standard alpine nightly file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ed57987b4..ebdc070de3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This code was forked from the `cosmos/gaia` repository as a basis and then we ad
 many gaia-specific files. However, the `wasmd` binary should function just like `gaiad` except for the
 addition of the `x/wasm` module.
 
-**Note**: Requires [Go 1.18+](https://golang.org/dl/)
+**Note**: Requires [Go 1.19+](https://golang.org/dl/)
 
 For critical security issues & disclosure, see [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md).
 ## Compatibility with CosmWasm contracts
diff --git a/contrib/prototools-docker/Dockerfile b/contrib/prototools-docker/Dockerfile
index 3ed6974c24..45cd04b87e 100644
--- a/contrib/prototools-docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/prototools-docker/Dockerfile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ RUN GO111MODULE=on go get \
 
 RUN upx --lzma /usr/local/bin/*
 
-FROM golang:1.18-alpine
+FROM golang:1.19-alpine
 ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib64:/lib
 
 WORKDIR /work
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8c764de454..9f51efe1eb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm v1.1.1