diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 7cad1ef9..8a7373f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [ '1.15', '1.16', '1.17' ]
+        go: [ '1.18' ]
     name: Go ${{ matrix.go }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1e9aaf47..a7091e04 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 module capnproto.org/go/capnp/v3
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
 	github.com/tinylib/msgp v1.1.5
 )
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/philhofer/fwd v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c // indirect
+)
diff --git a/internal/mpsc/mpsc.go b/internal/mpsc/mpsc.go
index bb895ad0..5ec19efe 100644
--- a/internal/mpsc/mpsc.go
+++ b/internal/mpsc/mpsc.go
@@ -9,36 +9,31 @@ import (
 // A multiple-producer, single-consumer queue. Create one with New(),
 // and send from many gorotuines with Tx.Send(). Only one gorotuine may
 // call Rx.Recv().
-type Queue struct {
-	Tx
-	Rx
+type Queue[T any] struct {
+	Tx[T]
+	Rx[T]
 }
 
 // The receive end of a Queue.
-type Rx struct {
+type Rx[T any] struct {
 	// The head of the list. If the list is empty, this will be
 	// non-nil but have a locked mu field.
-	head *node
+	head *node[T]
 }
 
 // The send/transmit end of a Queue.
-type Tx struct {
+type Tx[T any] struct {
 	// Mutex which must be held by senders. A goroutine must hold this
 	// lock to manipulate `tail`.
 	mu chanmutex.Mutex
 
 	// Pointer to the tail of the list. This will have a locked mu,
 	// and zero values for other fields.
-	tail *node
+	tail *node[T]
 }
 
-// Alias for interface{}, the values in the queue. TODO: once Go
-// supports generics, get rid of this and make Queue generic in the
-// type of the values.
-type Value interface{}
-
 // A node in the linked linst that makes up the queue internally.
-type node struct {
+type node[T any] struct {
 	// A mutex which guards the other fields in the node.
 	// Nodes start out with this locked, and then we unlock it
 	// after filling in the other fields.
@@ -46,33 +41,33 @@ type node struct {
 
 	// The next node in the list, if any. Must be non-nil if
 	// mu is unlocked:
-	next *node
+	next *node[T]
 
 	// The value in this node:
-	value Value
+	value T
 }
 
 // Create a new node, with a locked mutex and zero values for
 // the other fields.
-func newNode() *node {
-	return &node{mu: chanmutex.NewLocked()}
+func newNode[T any]() *node[T] {
+	return &node[T]{mu: chanmutex.NewLocked()}
 }
 
 // Create a new, initially empty Queue.
-func New() *Queue {
-	node := newNode()
-	return &Queue{
-		Tx: Tx{
+func New[T any]() *Queue[T] {
+	node := newNode[T]()
+	return &Queue[T]{
+		Tx: Tx[T]{
 			tail: node,
 			mu:   chanmutex.NewUnlocked(),
 		},
-		Rx: Rx{head: node},
+		Rx: Rx[T]{head: node},
 	}
 }
 
 // Send a message on the queue.
-func (tx *Tx) Send(v Value) {
-	newTail := newNode()
+func (tx *Tx[T]) Send(v T) {
+	newTail := newNode[T]()
 
 	tx.mu.Lock()
 
@@ -88,29 +83,31 @@ func (tx *Tx) Send(v Value) {
 // Receive a message from the queue. Blocks if the queue is empty.
 // If the context ends before the receive happens, this returns
 // ctx.Err().
-func (rx *Rx) Recv(ctx context.Context) (Value, error) {
+func (rx *Rx[T]) Recv(ctx context.Context) (T, error) {
+	var zero T
 	select {
 	case <-rx.head.mu:
 		return rx.doRecv(), nil
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return nil, ctx.Err()
+		return zero, ctx.Err()
 	}
 }
 
 // Try to receive a message from the queue. If successful, ok will be true.
 // If the queue is empty, this will return immediately with ok = false.
-func (rx *Rx) TryRecv() (v Value, ok bool) {
+func (rx *Rx[T]) TryRecv() (v T, ok bool) {
+	var zero T
 	select {
 	case <-rx.head.mu:
 		return rx.doRecv(), true
 	default:
-		return nil, false
+		return zero, false
 	}
 }
 
 // Helper for shared logic between Recv and TryRecv. Must be holding
 // rx.head.mu.
-func (rx *Rx) doRecv() Value {
+func (rx *Rx[T]) doRecv() T {
 	ret := rx.head.value
 	rx.head = rx.head.next
 	return ret
diff --git a/internal/mpsc/mpsc_test.go b/internal/mpsc/mpsc_test.go
index e8a021c9..87a31ceb 100644
--- a/internal/mpsc/mpsc_test.go
+++ b/internal/mpsc/mpsc_test.go
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ import (
 
 func TestTryRecvEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	q := New()
+	q := New[int]()
 	v, ok := q.TryRecv()
 	assert.False(t, ok, "TryRecv() on an empty queue succeeded; recevied: ", v)
 }
 
 func TestRecvEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	q := New()
+	q := New[int]()
 
 	// Recv() on an empty queue should block until the context is canceled.
 	ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Millisecond*10)
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ func TestRecvEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	v, err := q.Recv(ctx)
 	assert.Equal(t, ctx.Err(), err, "Returned error is not ctx.Err()")
 	assert.NotNil(t, err, "Returned error is nil.")
-	assert.Nil(t, v, "Return value is not nil.")
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, v, "Return value is not the zero value.")
 }
 
 func TestSendOne(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	q := New()
-	want := Value(1)
+	q := New[int]()
+	want := 1
 	q.Send(want)
 	got, err := q.Recv(context.Background())
 	assert.Nil(t, err, "Non-nil error from Recv()")
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestSendManySequential(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	q := New()
+	q := New[int]()
 
 	for _, v := range inputs {
 		q.Send(v)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestSendManySequential(t *testing.T) {
 	for len(outputs) != len(inputs) {
 		v, err := q.Recv(ctx)
 		assert.Nil(t, err, "Non-nil error from Recv()")
-		outputs = append(outputs, v.(int))
+		outputs = append(outputs, v)
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, inputs, outputs, "Received sequence was different from sent.")
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestSendManySequential(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSendManyConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	q := New()
+	q := New[int]()
 
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i += 10 {
 		for j := 0; j < 10; j++ {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestSendManyConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		v, err := q.Recv(ctx)
 		assert.Nil(t, err, "Failed to receive from queue: ", err)
-		actual = append(actual, v.(int))
+		actual = append(actual, v)
 	}
 	// Values come out in random order, so sort them:
 	sort.Slice(actual, func(i, j int) bool {