diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 21ce2ca0d7..32fdcc9eb4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.10 AS builder
+FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.12 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws
 COPY . .
 # VERSION env gets set in the openshift/release image and refers to the golang version, which interfers with our own
diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel7 b/Dockerfile.rhel7
index 1a00c1ed38..44b6f8f9f8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel7
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel7
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:golang-1.10 AS builder
+FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:golang-1.12 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws
 COPY . .
 # VERSION env gets set in the openshift/release image and refers to the golang version, which interfers with our own
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d0378efd19..ea5ab00c1d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ifeq ($(NO_DOCKER), 1)
   IMAGE_BUILD_CMD = imagebuilder
   CGO_ENABLED = 1
 else
-  DOCKER_CMD := docker run --rm -e CGO_ENABLED=1 -v "$(PWD)":/go/src/sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws:Z -w /go/src/sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws openshift/origin-release:golang-1.10
+  DOCKER_CMD := docker run --rm -e CGO_ENABLED=1 -v "$(PWD)":/go/src/sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws:Z -w /go/src/sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws openshift/origin-release:golang-1.12
   IMAGE_BUILD_CMD = docker build
 endif
 
diff --git a/hack/go-fmt.sh b/hack/go-fmt.sh
index b14cb7df8a..a654a2fc2e 100755
--- a/hack/go-fmt.sh
+++ b/hack/go-fmt.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ else
     --env IS_CONTAINER=TRUE \
     --volume "${PWD}:/go/src/sigs.k8s.io/${REPO_NAME}:z" \
     --workdir "/go/src/sigs.k8s.io/${REPO_NAME}" \
-    openshift/origin-release:golang-1.10 \
+    openshift/origin-release:golang-1.12 \
     ./hack/go-fmt.sh "${@}"
 fi
diff --git a/hack/go-lint.sh b/hack/go-lint.sh
index b07f9b3633..044d4a1b4c 100755
--- a/hack/go-lint.sh
+++ b/hack/go-lint.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ else
     --env IS_CONTAINER=TRUE \
     --volume "${PWD}:/go/src/sigs.k8s.io/${REPO_NAME}:z" \
     --workdir "/go/src/sigs.k8s.io/${REPO_NAME}" \
-    openshift/origin-release:golang-1.10 \
+    openshift/origin-release:golang-1.12 \
     ./hack/go-lint.sh "${@}"
 fi
diff --git a/hack/go-vet.sh b/hack/go-vet.sh
index d2b8952d15..54e2d12cee 100755
--- a/hack/go-vet.sh
+++ b/hack/go-vet.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ else
     --env IS_CONTAINER=TRUE \
     --volume "${PWD}:/go/src/sigs.k8s.io/${REPO_NAME}:z" \
     --workdir "/go/src/sigs.k8s.io/${REPO_NAME}" \
-    openshift/origin-release:golang-1.10 \
+    openshift/origin-release:golang-1.12 \
     ./hack/go-vet.sh "${@}"
 fi;
diff --git a/pkg/actuators/machine/actuator_test.go b/pkg/actuators/machine/actuator_test.go
index bbe5a46042..912ecf90fa 100644
--- a/pkg/actuators/machine/actuator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/actuators/machine/actuator_test.go
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ func TestActuator(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Delete machine failed (no running instances)",
+
 			describeInstancesOutput: &ec2.DescribeInstancesOutput{
 				Reservations: []*ec2.Reservation{
 					{
@@ -506,6 +507,7 @@ func TestActuator(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Delete machine failed (error terminating instances)",
+
 			terminateInstancesErr: fmt.Errorf("error"),
 			operation: func(objectClient client.Client, actuator *Actuator, cluster *clusterv1.Cluster, machine *machinev1.Machine) {
 				actuator.Delete(context.TODO(), cluster, machine)