diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-runner-provisioner.yaml b/.github/workflows/github-runner-provisioner.yaml
index 29f531a9..d6c3edd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-runner-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-runner-provisioner.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
+          go-version: '1.22'
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           cd github-runner-provisioner
diff --git a/github-runner-provisioner/dockerfile b/github-runner-provisioner/dockerfile
index 51a3d207..9f5f79df 100644
--- a/github-runner-provisioner/dockerfile
+++ b/github-runner-provisioner/dockerfile
@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
-# Stage 1: Compile Go target
-FROM golang:1.18 as builder
+FROM golang:1.22 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy go mod and sum files
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 
-# Download all dependencies
 RUN go mod download
 
-# Copy the source from the current directory to the Working Directory inside the container
 COPY . .
 
-# Build the Go app
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o main .
 
-# Stage 2: Set up Ubuntu 22.04 image
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 WORKDIR /root/
@@ -23,8 +17,6 @@ WORKDIR /root/
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates openssl
 ENV SSL_CERT_DIR=/etc/ssl/certs
 
-# Copy the pre-built binary from the previous stage.
 COPY --from=builder /app/main .
 
-# Command to run the executable
 CMD ["./main"]
diff --git a/github-runner-provisioner/go.mod b/github-runner-provisioner/go.mod
index f682a6d0..2820edbb 100644
--- a/github-runner-provisioner/go.mod
+++ b/github-runner-provisioner/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/datawire/infra-actions/github-runner-provisioner
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.17.10
diff --git a/github-runner-provisioner/go.sum b/github-runner-provisioner/go.sum
index 2776489f..0f418044 100644
--- a/github-runner-provisioner/go.sum
+++ b/github-runner-provisioner/go.sum
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.4/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/go-github/v48 v48.0.0 h1:9H5fWVXFK6ZsRriyPbjtnFAkJnoj0WKFtTYfpCRrTm8=
 github.com/google/go-github/v48 v48.0.0/go.mod h1:dDlehKBDo850ZPvCTK0sEqTCVWcrGl2LcDiajkYi89Y=
 github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0 h1:AnCroh3fv4ZBgVIf1Iwtovgjaw/GiKJo8M8yD/fhyJ8=