diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_daily.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_daily.yaml
index b9ae53249c3..cb6ec170667 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_daily.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_daily.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-go-
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.0'
+          go-version: '1.18.1'
       - name: add deps to path
         run: |
           ./hack/actions/install-kubernetes-toolchain.sh $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-go-
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.0'
+          go-version: '1.18.1'
       - name: add deps to path
         run: |
           ./hack/actions/install-kubernetes-toolchain.sh $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin
diff --git a/.github/workflows/label_check.yaml b/.github/workflows/label_check.yaml
index ee643b2b069..aee27c5e6b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label_check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label_check.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           ${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-go-
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: '1.18.0'
+        go-version: '1.18.1'
     - run: go run ./hack/actions/check-changefile-exists.go
       env:
         PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prbuild.yaml b/.github/workflows/prbuild.yaml
index c831e64f140..dafeaa30c5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prbuild.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prbuild.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-go-
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.0'
+          go-version: '1.18.1'
       - name: add deps to path
         run: |
           ./hack/actions/install-kubernetes-toolchain.sh $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-go-
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.0'
+          go-version: '1.18.1'
       - name: add deps to path
         run: |
           ./hack/actions/install-kubernetes-toolchain.sh $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-go-
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.0'
+          go-version: '1.18.1'
       - name: add deps to path
         run: |
           ./hack/actions/install-kubernetes-toolchain.sh $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-go-
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.0'
+          go-version: '1.18.1'
       - name: add deps to path
         run: |
           ./hack/actions/install-kubernetes-toolchain.sh $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-go-
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.0'
+          go-version: '1.18.1'
       - name: add deps to path
         run: |
           ./hack/actions/install-kubernetes-toolchain.sh $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-go-
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.0'
+          go-version: '1.18.1'
       - name: add deps to path
         run: |
           ./hack/actions/install-kubernetes-toolchain.sh $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 244669beade..d1f910ec734 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ endif
 IMAGE_PLATFORMS ?= linux/amd64,linux/arm64
 
 # Base build image to use.
-BUILD_BASE_IMAGE ?= golang:1.18.0
+BUILD_BASE_IMAGE ?= golang:1.18.1
 
 # Enable build with CGO.
 BUILD_CGO_ENABLED ?= 0
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/4509-sunjayBhatia-small.md b/changelogs/unreleased/4509-sunjayBhatia-small.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d640380db70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/4509-sunjayBhatia-small.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Upgrade to Go 1.18.1.