diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 510de69e24e..74bb661d249 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sudo: required
 services: docker
 
 go:
-- 1.11.4
+- 1.12.2
 - tip
 
 notifications:
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ env:
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
   allow_failures:
-  - go: 1.11.4
+  - go: 1.12.2
     env: TARGET=linux-amd64-grpcproxy
-  - go: 1.11.4
+  - go: 1.12.2
     env: TARGET=linux-amd64-coverage
   - go: tip
     env: TARGET=linux-amd64-fmt-unit-go-tip
-  - go: 1.11.4
+  - go: 1.12.2
     env: TARGET=linux-386-unit
   exclude:
   - go: tip
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ matrix:
     env: TARGET=linux-amd64-grpcproxy
   - go: tip
     env: TARGET=linux-amd64-coverage
-  - go: 1.11.4
+  - go: 1.12.2
     env: TARGET=linux-amd64-fmt-unit-go-tip
   - go: tip
     env: TARGET=linux-386-unit
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 21ba4860038..cf2e53fc58b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ docker-remove:
 
 
 
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.11.4
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.12.2
 ETCD_VERSION ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD || echo "GitNotFound")
 
 TEST_SUFFIX = $(shell date +%s | base64 | head -c 15)