diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yaml b/.github/workflows/go.yaml
index 9670070..b53263e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yaml
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.14
+    - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
         go-version: 1.14
-      id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yaml
index 40ba84c..4cb0881 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yaml
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ on:
 jobs:
   integration-test:
     name: Integration test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.14
+    - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
         go-version: 1.14
-      id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ba72eb5..206c024 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   goreleaser:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.15
+          go-version: 1.14
       -
         name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f521192..557abb7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This program generates a custom OpenTelemetry Collector binary based on a given
 $ go get github.com/observatorium/opentelemetry-collector-builder
 $ cat > ~/.otelcol-builder.yaml <<EOF
 exporters:
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alibabacloudlogserviceexporter v0.18.0"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alibabacloudlogserviceexporter v0.19.0"
 EOF
 $ opentelemetry-collector-builder --output-path=/tmp/dist
 $ cat > /tmp/otelcol.yaml <<EOF
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ dist:
     name: otelcol-custom # the binary name. Optional.
     description: "Custom OpenTelemetry Collector distribution" # a long name for the application. Optional.
     include_core: true # whether the core components should be included in the distribution. Optional.
-    otelcol_version: "0.18.0" # the OpenTelemetry Collector version to use as base for the distribution. Optional.
+    otelcol_version: "0.19.0" # the OpenTelemetry Collector version to use as base for the distribution. Optional.
     output_path: /tmp/otelcol-distributionNNN # the path to write the output (sources and binary). Optional.
     version: "1.0.0" # the version for your custom OpenTelemetry Collector. Optional.
     go: "/usr/bin/go" # which Go binary to use to compile the generated sources. Optional.
 exporters:
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alibabacloudlogserviceexporter v0.18.0" # the Go module for the component. Required.
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alibabacloudlogserviceexporter v0.19.0" # the Go module for the component. Required.
     import: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alibabacloudlogserviceexporter" # the import path for the component. Optional.
     name: "alibabacloudlogserviceexporter" # package name to use in the generated sources. Optional.
     path: "./alibabacloudlogserviceexporter" # in case a local version should be used for the module, the path relative to the current dir, or a full path can be specified. Optional.
 replaces:
   # a list of "replaces" directives that will be part of the resulting go.mod
-  - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common => github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common v0.18.0
+  - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common => github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common v0.19.0
 ```
diff --git a/internal/builder/config.go b/internal/builder/config.go
index 054c8ec..a7ea82d 100644
--- a/internal/builder/config.go
+++ b/internal/builder/config.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-const defaultOtelColVersion = "0.18.0"
+const defaultOtelColVersion = "0.19.0"
 
 // ErrInvalidGoMod indicates an invalid gomod
 var ErrInvalidGoMod = errors.New("invalid gomod specification for module")
diff --git a/internal/scaffold/gomod.go b/internal/scaffold/gomod.go
index 46fe0ab..741352e 100644
--- a/internal/scaffold/gomod.go
+++ b/internal/scaffold/gomod.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package scaffold
 const Gomod = `
 module {{.Distribution.Module}}
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 require (
 	{{- range .Extensions}}
diff --git a/test/nocore.builder.yaml b/test/nocore.builder.yaml
index 6a46995..243e485 100644
--- a/test/nocore.builder.yaml
+++ b/test/nocore.builder.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dist:
   module: github.com/observatorium/opentelemetry-collector-builder/test/nocore
-  otelcol_version: 0.18.0
+  otelcol_version: 0.19.0
   include_core: false
 
 receivers:
diff --git a/test/replaces.builder.yaml b/test/replaces.builder.yaml
index 27fa15d..dc9e872 100644
--- a/test/replaces.builder.yaml
+++ b/test/replaces.builder.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 dist:
   module: github.com/observatorium/opentelemetry-collector-builder/test/replaces
-  otelcol_version: 0.18.0
+  otelcol_version: 0.19.0
 
 processors:
-  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/routingprocessor v0.18.0
-  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor v0.18.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/routingprocessor v0.19.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor v0.19.0
 
 replaces:
-  - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common => github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common v0.18.0
+  - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common => github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common v0.19.0