diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 92abe920..e16844d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
           with:
-            go-version: '1.17'
+            go-version: '1.19'
 
         - name: Install dependencies
           run: make deps
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index aac49263..4f74ac60 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # Stage 1: Build Rosetta
 # Outputs: binary @ /rosetta/rosetta 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
-FROM golang:1.17-alpine as builder
+FROM golang:1.19-alpine as builder
 WORKDIR /rosetta
 RUN apk add --no-cache make gcc musl-dev linux-headers git
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 550e6056..feec98c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ You will need the following three repositories cloned locally:
 
 You also need the following dependencies to be met:
 
-- `go >= 1.17`
+- `go >= 1.19`
 - `golangci` ([installation instructions](https://golangci-lint.run/usage/install/#local-installation)) (linter dependency for the Makefile)
 
 #### Running Rosetta
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5fc430ef..dd8906ee 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/celo-org/rosetta
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/celo-org/celo-blockchain v1.8.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index dacf63db..ff9ed33d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:90ReRw6GdpyfrHakVjL/QH
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
 github.com/cespare/cp v0.1.0 h1:SE+dxFebS7Iik5LK0tsi1k9ZCxEaFX4AjQmoyA+1dJk=
 github.com/cespare/cp v0.1.0/go.mod h1:SOGHArjBr4JWaSDEVpWpo/hNg6RoKrls6Oh40hiwW+s=
-github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0 h1:a6HrQnmkObjyL+Gs60czilIUGqrzKutQD6XZog3p+ko=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0/go.mod h1:XrSqR1VqqWfGrhpAt58auRo0WTKS1nRRg3ghfAqPWnc=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.1 h1:6MnRN8NT7+YBpUIWxHtefFZOKTAPgGjpQSxqLNn0+qY=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.1/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=