diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 1a31d398cf..cafc0b7add 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.18.8
+1.18.9
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 745dffca9e..722ee0304e 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ linters-settings:
 
   gosimple:
     # Select the Go version to target. The default is '1.13'.
-    go: "1.18.8"
+    go: "1.18.9"
 
   nakedret:
     # make an issue if func has more lines of code than this setting and it has naked returns; default is 30
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ linters-settings:
 
   staticcheck:
     # Select the Go version to target. The default is '1.13'.
-    go: "1.18.8"
+    go: "1.18.9"
 
   stylecheck:
     # Select the Go version to target. The default is '1.13'.
-    go: "1.18.8"
+    go: "1.18.9"
 
   unused:
     # Select the Go version to target. The default is '1.13'.
-    go: "1.18.8"
+    go: "1.18.9"
 
   gosec:
     excludes: