diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-upgrade-tests/main.go b/cmd/dendrite-upgrade-tests/main.go
index b7e7da07d..cabd07e70 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-upgrade-tests/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-upgrade-tests/main.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const HEAD = "HEAD"
 // due to the error:
 //   When using COPY with more than one source file, the destination must be a directory and end with a /
 // We need to run a postgres anyway, so use the dockerfile associated with Complement instead.
-const Dockerfile = `FROM golang:1.16-stretch as build
+const Dockerfile = `FROM golang:1.18-stretch as build
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql
 WORKDIR /build