diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 871bf49..e2970c2 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ type: kubernetes
 
 services:
 - name: database
-  image: rethinkdb:2
+  image: rethinkdb:2.4
   command: [ rethinkdb, --bind, all ]
   ports:
     - 28015
 
 steps:
   - name: tests
-    image: "golang:1.16"
+    image: "golang:1.19"
     environment:
       GO111MODULE: on
       RETHINKDB_URI: "database:28015"
@@ -73,10 +73,9 @@ steps:
 
 # got to do this last cause it'll mess up the go.mod / go.sum file and that breaks the docker build
   - name: upload-coverage
-    image: "golang:1.16"
+    image: "golang:1.19"
     environment:
       GO111MODULE: on
-      RETHINKDB_URI: "database:28015"
       COVERALLS_TOKEN:
         from_secret: coveralls-token
     commands:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9a5cba3..2a2b8af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ checks:
 
 .PHONY: upload-coverage
 upload-coverage:
-	go get github.com/mattn/goveralls
+	go install github.com/mattn/goveralls@v0.0.11
 	/go/bin/goveralls -coverprofile=coverage.txt -service=drone.io