diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/kubebuilder-presubmits.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/kubebuilder-presubmits.yaml
index 37d459f92f5b..79a53c173783 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/kubebuilder-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/kubebuilder-presubmits.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ presubmits:
     - ^feature/plugins-.+$
     spec:
       containers:
-      - image: golang:1.17
+      - image: golang:1.18
         command:
         - ./test.sh
         resources: