diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fa4d6e058f..e31d7a58ce 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime
 
-go 1.12
+go 1.13
 
 require (
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.5.0+incompatible