diff --git a/.drone/drone.yml b/.drone/drone.yml
index 1e0eb0fb1f3f..8b737b0fe7e2 100644
--- a/.drone/drone.yml
+++ b/.drone/drone.yml
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ steps:
   depends_on:
   - clone
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: check-drone-drift
 - commands:
   - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false check-generated-files
   depends_on:
   - clone
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: check-generated-files
 - commands:
   - cd ..
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on:
   - clone
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: clone-main
 - commands:
   - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false test
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ steps:
   - clone
   - clone-main
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: test
 - commands:
   - cd ../loki-main
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on:
   - clone-main
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: test-main
 - commands:
   - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false compare-coverage old=../loki-main/test_results.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ steps:
   - test
   - test-main
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: compare-coverage
 - commands:
   - pull=$(echo $CI_COMMIT_REF | awk -F '/' '{print $3}')
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ steps:
     TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
     USER: grafanabot
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: report-coverage
 - commands:
   - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false lint
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ steps:
   - clone
   - check-generated-files
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: lint
 - commands:
   - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false check-mod
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ steps:
   - test
   - lint
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: check-mod
 - commands:
   - apk add make bash && make lint-scripts
@@ -137,21 +137,21 @@ steps:
   - clone
   - check-generated-files
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: loki
 - commands:
   - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false validate-example-configs
   depends_on:
   - loki
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: validate-example-configs
 - commands:
   - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false check-example-config-doc
   depends_on:
   - clone
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: check-example-config-doc
 trigger:
   ref:
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on:
   - clone
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: loki-mixin-check
 trigger:
   ref:
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ steps:
 - commands:
   - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false packages
   environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: test packaging
   when:
     event:
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.21.0
+  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0
   name: publish
   when:
     event:
@@ -1417,6 +1417,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: deploy_config
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: b99e5220d2f2fc15a0bca24bfd3ead78bb6b1ac276fc01ea76a06705fc920190
+hmac: 4fa63210e8bdd946f1732051b6b841eba0ae1b0313436301c743341d29893c8f
 
 ...
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e9eb2999b19a..2aa022e68222 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 * [6358](https://github.com/grafana/loki/pull/6358) **taharah**: Fixes sigv4 authentication for the Ruler's remote write configuration by allowing both a global and per tenant configuration.
 * [6375](https://github.com/grafana/loki/pull/6375) **dannykopping**: Fix bug that prevented users from using the `json` parser after a `line_format` pipeline stage.
 ##### Changes
+* [6726](https://github.com/grafana/loki/pull/6726) **kavirajk** upgrades go from 1.17.9 -> 1.18.4
 * [6415](https://github.com/grafana/loki/pull/6415) **salvacorts** Evenly spread queriers across kubernetes nodes.
 * [6349](https://github.com/grafana/loki/pull/6349) **simonswine**: Update the default HTTP listen port from 80 to 3100. Make sure to configure the port explicitly if you are using port 80.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8ee65c85b770..8f794c4297bf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ DOCKER_IMAGE_DIRS := $(patsubst %/Dockerfile,%,$(DOCKERFILES))
 BUILD_IN_CONTAINER ?= true
 
 # ensure you run `make drone` after changing this
-BUILD_IMAGE_VERSION := 0.21.0
+BUILD_IMAGE_VERSION := 0.22.0
 
 # Docker image info
 IMAGE_PREFIX ?= grafana
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ publish: packages
 ########
 
 # To run this efficiently on your workstation, run this from the root dir:
-# docker run --rm --tty -i -v $(pwd)/.cache:/go/cache -v $(pwd)/.pkg:/go/pkg -v $(pwd):/src/loki grafana/loki-build-image:0.17.0 lint
+# docker run --rm --tty -i -v $(pwd)/.cache:/go/cache -v $(pwd)/.pkg:/go/pkg -v $(pwd):/src/loki grafana/loki-build-image:0.22.0 lint
 lint:
 	GO111MODULE=on golangci-lint run -v
 	faillint -paths "sync/atomic=go.uber.org/atomic" ./...
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ loki-operator-image-cross:
 	$(SUDO) $(BUILD_OCI) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)/loki-operator:$(IMAGE_TAG) -f operator/Dockerfile.cross operator/
 loki-operator-push: loki-operator-image-cross
 	$(SUDO) $(PUSH_OCI) $(IMAGE_PREFIX)/loki-operator:$(IMAGE_TAG)
-	
+
 ########
 # Misc #
 ########
diff --git a/clients/cmd/fluent-bit/Dockerfile b/clients/cmd/fluent-bit/Dockerfile
index 583a29ee2dd7..14b977e5d676 100644
--- a/clients/cmd/fluent-bit/Dockerfile
+++ b/clients/cmd/fluent-bit/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as build
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as build
 COPY . /src/loki
 WORKDIR /src/loki
 RUN make clean && make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false fluent-bit-plugin
diff --git a/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile b/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile
index a7e782f62b5e..e6e06f8384b9 100644
--- a/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile
+++ b/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17.9-bullseye as build
+FROM golang:1.18.4-bullseye as build
 
 COPY . /src/loki
 WORKDIR /src/loki
diff --git a/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile.arm32 b/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile.arm32
index 28f92122e74a..ec399df1c7a2 100644
--- a/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile.arm32
+++ b/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile.arm32
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17.9-bullseye as build
+FROM golang:1.18.4-bullseye as build
 
 COPY . /src/loki
 WORKDIR /src/loki
diff --git a/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile.cross b/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile.cross
index b43ededde405..11527ec412cd 100644
--- a/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile.cross
+++ b/clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile.cross
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ARG BUILD_IMAGE=grafana/loki-build-image:0.18.0
 # Directories in this file are referenced from the root of the project not this folder
 # This file is intended to be called from the root like so:
 # docker build -t grafana/promtail -f clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile .
-FROM golang:1.17.9-alpine as goenv
+FROM golang:1.18.4-alpine as goenv
 RUN go env GOARCH > /goarch && \
   go env GOARM > /goarm
 
diff --git a/cmd/logcli/Dockerfile b/cmd/logcli/Dockerfile
index 2989dc6a97cf..070ed013397d 100644
--- a/cmd/logcli/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/logcli/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as build
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as build
 
 COPY . /src/loki
 WORKDIR /src/loki
diff --git a/cmd/loki-canary/Dockerfile b/cmd/loki-canary/Dockerfile
index f3523a52a4e6..8178b7b08ce4 100644
--- a/cmd/loki-canary/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/loki-canary/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as build
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as build
 
 COPY . /src/loki
 WORKDIR /src/loki
diff --git a/cmd/loki-canary/Dockerfile.cross b/cmd/loki-canary/Dockerfile.cross
index ce93d4c36522..4f62128a9eac 100644
--- a/cmd/loki-canary/Dockerfile.cross
+++ b/cmd/loki-canary/Dockerfile.cross
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ARG BUILD_IMAGE=grafana/loki-build-image:0.18.0
 # Directories in this file are referenced from the root of the project not this folder
 # This file is intended to be called from the root like so:
 # docker build -t grafana/promtail -f cmd/promtail/Dockerfile .
-FROM golang:1.17.9-alpine as goenv
+FROM golang:1.18.4-alpine as goenv
 RUN go env GOARCH > /goarch && \
   go env GOARM > /goarm
 
diff --git a/cmd/loki/Dockerfile b/cmd/loki/Dockerfile
index 069208c42a52..aa909e366821 100644
--- a/cmd/loki/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/loki/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as build
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as build
 
 COPY . /src/loki
 WORKDIR /src/loki
diff --git a/cmd/loki/Dockerfile.cross b/cmd/loki/Dockerfile.cross
index ccf0b6af0ee4..acd80b6acf8b 100644
--- a/cmd/loki/Dockerfile.cross
+++ b/cmd/loki/Dockerfile.cross
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ARG BUILD_IMAGE=grafana/loki-build-image:0.18.0
 # Directories in this file are referenced from the root of the project not this folder
 # This file is intended to be called from the root like so:
 # docker build -t grafana/loki -f cmd/loki/Dockerfile .
-FROM golang:1.17.9-alpine as goenv
+FROM golang:1.18.4-alpine as goenv
 RUN go env GOARCH > /goarch && \
     go env GOARM > /goarm
 
diff --git a/cmd/migrate/Dockerfile b/cmd/migrate/Dockerfile
index cf0f92527c11..8f986419d94c 100644
--- a/cmd/migrate/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/migrate/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as build
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as build
 COPY . /src/loki
 WORKDIR /src/loki
 RUN make clean && make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false migrate
diff --git a/cmd/querytee/Dockerfile b/cmd/querytee/Dockerfile
index 6ff90e338290..587f5e5f6eb2 100644
--- a/cmd/querytee/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/querytee/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as build
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as build
 
 COPY . /src/loki
 WORKDIR /src/loki
diff --git a/cmd/querytee/Dockerfile.cross b/cmd/querytee/Dockerfile.cross
index 7ebc34d49055..1d13ea8948ff 100644
--- a/cmd/querytee/Dockerfile.cross
+++ b/cmd/querytee/Dockerfile.cross
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ARG BUILD_IMAGE=grafana/loki-build-image:0.18.0
 # Directories in this file are referenced from the root of the project not this folder
 # This file is intended to be called from the root like so:
 # docker build -t grafana/promtail -f cmd/promtail/Dockerfile .
-FROM golang:1.17.9-alpine as goenv
+FROM golang:1.18.4-alpine as goenv
 RUN go env GOARCH > /goarch && \
   go env GOARM > /goarm
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 075a2d922116..b5483decadd5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/grafana/loki
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/bigtable v1.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b2b16c1aced7..b9c2fdcf91fe 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -638,7 +638,6 @@ github.com/go-playground/locales v0.13.0/go.mod h1:taPMhCMXrRLJO55olJkUXHZBHCxTM
 github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.16.0/go.mod h1:1AnU7NaIRDWWzGEKwgtJRd2xk99HeFyHw3yid4rvQIY=
 github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.17.0/go.mod h1:UkSxE5sNxxRwHyU+Scu5vgOQjsIJAF8j9muTVoKLVtA=
 github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.4.1/go.mod h1:nlOn6nFhuKACm19sB/8EGNn9GlaMV7XkbRSipzJ0Ii4=
-github.com/go-redis/redis v6.15.9+incompatible h1:K0pv1D7EQUjfyoMql+r/jZqCLizCGKFlFgcHWWmHQjg=
 github.com/go-redis/redis v6.15.9+incompatible/go.mod h1:NAIEuMOZ/fxfXJIrKDQDz8wamY7mA7PouImQ2Jvg6kA=
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.4 h1:kHoYkfZP6+pe04aFTnhDH6GDROa5yJdHJVNxV3F46Tg=
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.4/go.mod h1:2Z2wHZXdQpCDXEGzqMockDpNyYvi2l4Pxt6RJr792+w=
@@ -810,7 +809,6 @@ github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210609004039-a478d1d731e9/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLe
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210720184732-4bb14d4b1be1/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20220520215854-d04f2422c8a1 h1:K4bn56FHdjFCfjSo3wWaD6rJL8r9yvmmncJNMhdkKrw=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20220520215854-d04f2422c8a1/go.mod h1:gSuNB+gJaOiQKLEZ+q+PK9Mq3SOzhRcw2GsGS/FhYDk=
-github.com/google/renameio v0.1.0 h1:GOZbcHa3HfsPKPlmyPyN2KEohoMXOhdMbHrvbpl2QaA=
 github.com/google/renameio v0.1.0/go.mod h1:KWCgfxg9yswjAJkECMjeO8J8rahYeXnNhOm40UhjYkI=
 github.com/google/renameio/v2 v2.0.0 h1:UifI23ZTGY8Tt29JbYFiuyIU3eX+RNFtUwefq9qAhxg=
 github.com/google/renameio/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:BtmJXm5YlszgC+TD4HOEEUFgkJP3nLxehU6hfe7jRt4=
@@ -819,7 +817,6 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.2/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.2.0 h1:qJYtXnJRWmpe7m/3XlyhrsLrEURqHRM2kxzoxXqyUDs=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
-github.com/googleapis/gax-go v2.0.2+incompatible h1:silFMLAnr330+NRuag/VjIGF7TLp/LBrV2CJKFLWEww=
 github.com/googleapis/gax-go v2.0.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:SFVmujtThgffbyetf+mdk2eWhX2bMyUtNHzFKcPA9HY=
 github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:0Wqv26UfaUD9n4G6kQubkQ+KchISgw+vpHVxEJEs9eg=
 github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.5/go.mod h1:DWXyrwAJ9X0FpwwEdw+IPEYBICEFu5mhpdKc/us6bOk=
@@ -1077,7 +1074,6 @@ github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+o
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.9.5/go.mod h1:RyIbtBH6LamlWaDj8nUwkbUhJ87Yi3uG0guNDohfE1A=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.11.0/go.mod h1:aoV0uJVorq1K+umq18yTdKaF57EivdYsUV+/s2qKfXs=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.13.4/go.mod h1:8dP1Hq4DHOhN9w426knH3Rhby4rFm6D8eO+e+Dq5Gzg=
-github.com/klauspost/compress v1.13.5/go.mod h1:/3/Vjq9QcHkK5uEr5lBEmyoZ1iFhe47etQ6QUkpK6sk=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.13.6/go.mod h1:/3/Vjq9QcHkK5uEr5lBEmyoZ1iFhe47etQ6QUkpK6sk=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.14.1 h1:hLQYb23E8/fO+1u53d02A97a8UnsddcvYzq4ERRU4ds=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.14.1/go.mod h1:/3/Vjq9QcHkK5uEr5lBEmyoZ1iFhe47etQ6QUkpK6sk=
@@ -1565,7 +1561,6 @@ github.com/uber/jaeger-lib v2.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:ComeNDZlWwrWnDv8aPp0Ba6
 github.com/uber/jaeger-lib v2.4.1+incompatible h1:td4jdvLcExb4cBISKIpHuGoVXh+dVKhn2Um6rjCsSsg=
 github.com/uber/jaeger-lib v2.4.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:ComeNDZlWwrWnDv8aPp0Ba6+uUTzImX/AauajbLI56U=
 github.com/ugorji/go v1.1.4/go.mod h1:uQMGLiO92mf5W77hV/PUCpI3pbzQx3CRekS0kk+RGrc=
-github.com/ugorji/go v1.1.7 h1:/68gy2h+1mWMrwZFeD1kQialdSzAb432dtpeJ42ovdo=
 github.com/ugorji/go v1.1.7/go.mod h1:kZn38zHttfInRq0xu/PH0az30d+z6vm202qpg1oXVMw=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.1.7 h1:2SvQaVZ1ouYrrKKwoSk2pzd4A9evlKJb9oTL+OaLUSs=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.1.7/go.mod h1:Ax+UKWsSmolVDwsd+7N3ZtXu+yMGCf907BLYF3GoBXY=
@@ -1586,7 +1581,6 @@ github.com/vultr/govultr/v2 v2.17.1 h1:UBmotwA0mkGtyJMakUF9jhLH/W3mN5wfGRn543i/B
 github.com/vultr/govultr/v2 v2.17.1/go.mod h1:ZFOKGWmgjytfyjeyAdhQlSWwTjh2ig+X49cAp50dzXI=
 github.com/wavefronthq/wavefront-sdk-go v0.9.2/go.mod h1:hQI6y8M9OtTCtc0xdwh+dCER4osxXdEAeCpacjpDZEU=
 github.com/weaveworks/common v0.0.0-20210913144402-035033b78a78/go.mod h1:YU9FvnS7kUnRt6HY10G+2qHkwzP3n3Vb1XsXDsJTSp8=
-github.com/weaveworks/common v0.0.0-20220629114710-e3b70df0f08b/go.mod h1:YfOOLoW1Q/jIIu0WLeSwgStmrKjuJEZSKTAUc+0KFvE=
 github.com/weaveworks/common v0.0.0-20220706100410-67d27ed40fae h1:Z8YibUpdBEdCq8nwrYXJQ8vYooevbmEBIdFpseXK3/8=
 github.com/weaveworks/common v0.0.0-20220706100410-67d27ed40fae/go.mod h1:YfOOLoW1Q/jIIu0WLeSwgStmrKjuJEZSKTAUc+0KFvE=
 github.com/weaveworks/promrus v1.2.0 h1:jOLf6pe6/vss4qGHjXmGz4oDJQA+AOCqEL3FvvZGz7M=
diff --git a/loki-build-image/Dockerfile b/loki-build-image/Dockerfile
index 551484712662..029a34505c5c 100644
--- a/loki-build-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/loki-build-image/Dockerfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache docker-cli
 # TODO this should be fixed to download and extract the specific release binary from github as we do for golangci and helm above
 # however we need a commit which hasn't been released yet: https://github.com/drone/drone-cli/commit/1fad337d74ca0ecf420993d9d2d7229a1c99f054
 # Read the comment below regarding GO111MODULE=on and why it is necessary
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as drone
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as drone
 RUN curl -L https://github.com/drone/drone-cli/releases/download/v1.4.0/drone_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar zx && \
     install -t /usr/local/bin drone
 
@@ -47,29 +47,28 @@ RUN curl -L https://github.com/drone/drone-cli/releases/download/v1.4.0/drone_li
 # Error:
 #	github.com/fatih/faillint@v1.5.0 requires golang.org/x/tools@v0.0.0-20200207224406-61798d64f025
 #   (not golang.org/x/tools@v0.0.0-20190918214920-58d531046acd from golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goyacc@58d531046acdc757f177387bc1725bfa79895d69)
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as faillint
-RUN GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/fatih/faillint@v1.5.0
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as faillint
+RUN GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/fatih/faillint@v1.10.0
 
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as delve
-RUN GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv@v1.7.3
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as delve
+RUN GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv@v1.7.3
 
 # Install ghr used to push binaries and template the release
 # This collides with the version of go tools used in the base image, thus we install it in its own image and copy it over.
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as ghr
-RUN GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/tcnksm/ghr
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as ghr
+RUN GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/tcnksm/ghr@9349474
 
 # Install nfpm (https://nfpm.goreleaser.com) for creating .deb and .rpm packages.
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as nfpm
-RUN GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/v2/cmd/nfpm@v2.11.3
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as nfpm
+RUN GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/v2/cmd/nfpm@v2.11.3
 
 # Install tools used to compile jsonnet.
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as jsonnet
-RUN GO111MODULE=on go get \
-    github.com/jsonnet-bundler/jsonnet-bundler/cmd/jb@v0.4.0 \
-    github.com/monitoring-mixins/mixtool/cmd/mixtool@bca3066 \
-    github.com/google/go-jsonnet/cmd/jsonnet@v0.18.0
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as jsonnet
+RUN GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/jsonnet-bundler/jsonnet-bundler/cmd/jb@v0.4.0
+RUN GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/monitoring-mixins/mixtool/cmd/mixtool@bca3066
+RUN GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/google/go-jsonnet/cmd/jsonnet@v0.18.0
 
-FROM golang:1.17.9-buster
+FROM golang:1.18.4-buster
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -qy \
     musl gnupg ragel \
@@ -97,15 +96,12 @@ COPY --from=jsonnet /go/bin/jsonnet /usr/bin/jsonnet
 # If we don't force this, Go is going to default to GOPATH mode as we do not have an active project or go.mod
 # file for it to detect and switch to Go Modules automatically.
 # It's possible this can be revisited in newer versions of Go if the behavior around GOPATH vs GO111MODULES changes
-RUN GO111MODULE=on go get \
-    github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go@v1.3.1 \
-    github.com/gogo/protobuf/protoc-gen-gogoslick@v1.3.0 \
-    github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto@v1.3.0 \
+RUN GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go@v1.3.1
+RUN GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/gogo/protobuf/protoc-gen-gogoslick@v1.3.0
     # Due to the lack of a proper release tag, we use the commit hash of
     # https://github.com/golang/tools/releases v0.1.7
-    golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goyacc@58d531046acdc757f177387bc1725bfa79895d69 \
-    github.com/mitchellh/gox && \
-    rm -rf /go/pkg /go/src
+RUN GO111MODULE=on go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goyacc@58d531046acdc757f177387bc1725bfa79895d69
+RUN GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/mitchellh/gox@9f71238 && rm -rf /go/pkg /go/src
 ENV GOCACHE=/go/cache
 
 COPY build.sh /
diff --git a/operator/Dockerfile b/operator/Dockerfile
index 77db60322129..e735bd88c935 100644
--- a/operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/operator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/operator/Dockerfile.cross b/operator/Dockerfile.cross
index f19ca81bb4c6..e75a181444ee 100644
--- a/operator/Dockerfile.cross
+++ b/operator/Dockerfile.cross
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ARG BUILD_IMAGE=grafana/loki-build-image:0.18.0
 
-FROM golang:1.17.9-alpine as goenv
+FROM golang:1.18.4-alpine as goenv
 RUN go env GOARCH > /goarch && \
   go env GOARM > /goarm
 
diff --git a/operator/calculator.Dockerfile b/operator/calculator.Dockerfile
index 42976a5ee429..2d722735f19c 100644
--- a/operator/calculator.Dockerfile
+++ b/operator/calculator.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the calculator binary
-FROM golang:1.17.9 as builder
+FROM golang:1.18.4 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/tools/dev/loki-boltdb-storage-s3/dev.dockerfile b/tools/dev/loki-boltdb-storage-s3/dev.dockerfile
index 0f25dc0fc8f4..15451eb9b71f 100644
--- a/tools/dev/loki-boltdb-storage-s3/dev.dockerfile
+++ b/tools/dev/loki-boltdb-storage-s3/dev.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17.9
+FROM golang:1.18.4
 ENV CGO_ENABLED=0
 RUN go get github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv
 
diff --git a/tools/lambda-promtail/Dockerfile b/tools/lambda-promtail/Dockerfile
index ce14b59502fd..1a24e0ab37e5 100644
--- a/tools/lambda-promtail/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/lambda-promtail/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.17.9-alpine3.14 AS build-image
+FROM golang:1.18.4-alpine3.15 AS build-image
 
 COPY tools/lambda-promtail /src/lambda-promtail
 WORKDIR /src/lambda-promtail