diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 29ea56e5f..6584770e6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.uber.org/zap
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0