diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 44ba82032a..79d702af7d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/klauspost/compress
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 retract (
 	// https://github.com/klauspost/compress/pull/503