diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c6bd1e5186f1..c48ee899d396 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: 2
 defaults: &linux_defaults
   working_directory: /go/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
   docker:
-    - image: circleci/golang:1.11.4
+    - image: circleci/golang:1.11.5
   environment:
     GOBIN: /tmp/workspace/bin
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ macos_config: &macos_defaults
     xcode: "10.1.0"
   working_directory: /Users/distiller/project/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
   environment:
-    GO_VERSION: "1.11.4"
+    GO_VERSION: "1.11.5"
 
 set_macos_env: &macos_env
   run:
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ jobs:
         GOPATH: /home/circleci/.go_workspace/
         GOOS: linux
         GOARCH: amd64
-        GO_VERSION: "1.11.4"
+        GO_VERSION: "1.11.5"
       parallelism: 1
       steps:
         - checkout
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ab5cf4e2b36..b69baae05a5c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ It is being used to build `Gaia`, the first implementation of the Cosmos Hub.
 **WARNING**: The SDK has mostly stabilized, but we are still making some
 breaking changes.
 
-**Note**: Requires [Go 1.11.4+](https://golang.org/dl/)
+**Note**: Requires [Go 1.11.5+](https://golang.org/dl/)
 
 ## Cosmos Hub Public Testnet
 
diff --git a/docs/gaia/installation.md b/docs/gaia/installation.md
index de48bf27d4e5..84b4f92697bd 100644
--- a/docs/gaia/installation.md
+++ b/docs/gaia/installation.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ echo "export PATH=$PATH:$GOBIN" >> ~/.bash_profile
 ```
 
 ::: tip
-**Go 1.11.4+** is required for the Cosmos SDK.
+**Go 1.11.5+** is required for the Cosmos SDK.
 :::
 
 ### Install the binaries
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_sdk_arm.sh b/scripts/install/install_sdk_arm.sh
index 951e2830c2a3..f7aa0ec86c66 100644
--- a/scripts/install/install_sdk_arm.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_sdk_arm.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 BRANCH=master
 REPO=github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
 
-GO_VERSION=1.11.4
+GO_VERSION=1.11.5
 
 sudo apt-get update -y
 sudo apt-get upgrade -y
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_sdk_bsd.sh b/scripts/install/install_sdk_bsd.sh
index fda0eb1e1dc2..684274e9963c 100644
--- a/scripts/install/install_sdk_bsd.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_sdk_bsd.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 set BRANCH=master
 set REPO=github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
 
-set GO_VERSION=1.11.4
+set GO_VERSION=1.11.5
 
 sudo pkg update
 
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh b/scripts/install/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh
index 3ac23ccaeebd..9d235f41c0fe 100644
--- a/scripts/install/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_sdk_ubuntu.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 BRANCH=master
 REPO=github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
 
-GO_VERSION=1.11.4
+GO_VERSION=1.11.5
 
 sudo apt-get update -y
 sudo apt-get upgrade -y