diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_scanners.yml b/.github/workflows/code_scanners.yml
index fa5e2b15..e956bed5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_scanners.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_scanners.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
       - master
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: 1.21
+  GO_VERSION: 1.22
 
 
 permissions:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21.5"
+          go-version: "1.22.0"
           cache: false
       - name: Install Task
         run: sh -c "$(curl --location https://taskfile.dev/install.sh)" -- -d
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 9b915ebb..350b660b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [ {version: 1.21.5, token: 1}, {version: 1.21.5, token: 0}]
+        go: [ {version: 1.22.0, token: 1}, {version: 1.22.0, token: 0}]
         grafana: [ 10.1.4 ]
 
     env:
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ jobs:
         run: | 
           echo "token IS $TEST_TOKEN_CONFIG"
       - name: Calc coverage
-        if: "${{ matrix.go.version == '1.21.5' && matrix.grafana == '10.1.4' && matrix.go.token == '0' }}"
+        if: "${{ matrix.go.version == '1.22.0' && matrix.grafana == '10.1.4' && matrix.go.token == '0' }}"
         run: |
           go test -v -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
       - name: Convert coverage.out to coverage.lcov
-        if: "${{ matrix.go.version == '1.21.5' && matrix.grafana == '10.1.4' && matrix.go.token == '0' }}"
+        if: "${{ matrix.go.version == '1.22.0' && matrix.grafana == '10.1.4' && matrix.go.token == '0' }}"
         uses: jandelgado/gcov2lcov-action@v1.0.9
       - name: Test 
         if: "${{ matrix.go.token == '1' }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 633795bd..e460df7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21' 
+          go-version: '1.22' 
       - name: Log in to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v2
         with:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a98f106a..c940c772 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/esnet/gdg
 
-go 1.21.5
+go 1.22.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.7
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gosimple/unidecode v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.4.0 // indirect
-	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16 // indirect
+	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ee38b010..804d883b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.3.3/go.mod h1:y5/lhBue+AyNmUVz9RLU9xbLR0o4KIIExikq
 github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.4.0 h1:D17IlohoQq4UcpqD7fDk80P7l+lwAmlFaBHgOipl2FU=
 github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.4.0/go.mod h1:y5/lhBue+AyNmUVz9RLU9xbLR0o4KIIExikq4ovT0aE=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.11/go.mod h1:jmQim1M+e3UYxmgPu/WyfjB3N3VflVyUjjjwH0dnCYA=
-github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16 h1:wwQJbIsHYGMUyLSPrEq1CT16AhnhNJQ51+4fdHUnCl4=
-github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16/go.mod h1:WBLT9ZmE3lPoWsEzCh9LPo3TiwVN+ZKEjmz+hD27ysY=
+github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13 h1:lFzP57bqS/wsqKssCGmtLAb8A0wKjLGrve2q3PPVcBk=
+github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13/go.mod h1:4lJ1jqUDcsbIECGy0RUJAXNIhg+6ocWgb1ALK2O4oXg=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
 github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6 v6.4.9 h1:vZ6bjGg2eBSrJn365qlxGcaWu09Id+LHtrfDWlB2Usc=
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 h1:D8xgwECY7CYvx+Y2n4sBz93Jn9JRvxdiyyo8CTfuKaY=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gotest.tools/v3 v3.5.0 h1:Ljk6PdHdOhAb5aDMWXjDLMMhph+BpztA4v1QdqEW2eY=
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index f63c92c8..f20a5af2 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 // GitCommit returns the git commit that was compiled. This will be filled in by the compiler.
 var GitCommit string
 
-// Version returns the main version number that is being run at the moment.
-var Version = "0.5.1"
+// Version returns current version.  Set to release CICD
+var Version = "DEVEL"
 
 // BuildDate returns the date the binary was built
 var BuildDate = ""