diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1ec9a9f..d7191b2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.7
+FROM golang:1.8
 MAINTAINER "Lukas Martinelli <me@lukasmartinelli.ch>"
 
 ENV PG_MAJOR 9.6
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bdca68a..7d41f14 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ build:
 
 release:
 	@echo "Release: $(VERSION)"
-	docker pull golang:1.7	
+	docker pull golang:1.8	
 	docker build -f Dockerfile      -t $(DOCKER_IMAGE):$(VERSION)      .
 	docker images | grep $(DOCKER_IMAGE) | grep $(VERSION)