diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b05c4250..f7a1b6cd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/status-im/go-waku
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 replace github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.10.25 => github.com/status-im/go-ethereum v1.10.4-status.2