diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
index db5b4a9d38..2c7eba5fde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
+          go-version: '1.19'
 
       # As described in
       # https://github.com/mvdan/github-actions-golang#how-do-i-set-up-caching-between-builds
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
+          go-version: '1.19'
 
       # As described in
       # https://github.com/mvdan/github-actions-golang#how-do-i-set-up-caching-between-builds
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
index 9a8912abe6..e948794d0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
+          go-version: '1.19'
 
       # As described in
       # https://github.com/mvdan/github-actions-golang#how-do-i-set-up-caching-between-builds
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
+          go-version: '1.19'
 
       # As described in
       # https://github.com/mvdan/github-actions-golang#how-do-i-set-up-caching-between-builds
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
+          go-version: '1.19'
 
       # As described in
       # https://github.com/mvdan/github-actions-golang#how-do-i-set-up-caching-between-builds
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/release_builds.yml
index 66efd9fd1b..ed56b4632a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_builds.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
+          go-version: '1.19'
 
       # As described in
       # https://github.com/mvdan/github-actions-golang#how-do-i-set-up-caching-between-builds
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
+          go-version: '1.19'
 
       # As described in
       # https://github.com/mvdan/github-actions-golang#how-do-i-set-up-caching-between-builds
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d2e745946..ec4c960751 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ This release introduces the following breaking changes:
 - fix(sumologicexporter): do not crash if server returns unknown length response [#718]
 - fix(k8sprocessor): fix metadata enrichment [#724]
 - fix(k8sprocessor): keep pod's services information up to date [#710]
+- chore(deps): bump golang from 1.18.4 to 1.19.2 [#745]
 - chore(deps): bump go-boringcrypto to 1.18.7b7 [#746]
 - chore: upgrade OpenTelemetry Contrib Core to v0.62.0 [#769]
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ This release introduces the following breaking changes:
 [#713]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-otel-collector/pull/713
 [#718]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-otel-collector/pull/718
 [#724]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-otel-collector/pull/724
+[#745]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-otel-collector/pull/745
 [#746]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-otel-collector/pull/746
 [#769]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-otel-collector/pull/769
 [#693]: https://github.com/SumoLogic/sumologic-otel-collector/pull/693
diff --git a/Dockerfile_dev b/Dockerfile_dev
index fa3e779189..41cd83c836 100644
--- a/Dockerfile_dev
+++ b/Dockerfile_dev
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ RUN apt update && apt install -y systemd
 # h stands for dereference of symbolic links
 RUN tar czhf journalctl.tar.gz /bin/journalctl $(ldd /bin/journalctl | grep -oP "\/.*? ")
 
-FROM golang:1.18.4
+FROM golang:1.19.2
 ARG BUILD_TAG=latest
 ENV TAG $BUILD_TAG
 ARG USER_UID=10001
diff --git a/Dockerfile_local b/Dockerfile_local
index e6305a952e..20a147d246 100644
--- a/Dockerfile_local
+++ b/Dockerfile_local
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.18.4-alpine as builder
+FROM golang:1.19.2-alpine as builder
 ADD . /src
 WORKDIR /src/otelcolbuilder/
 ENV CGO_ENABLED=0
diff --git a/pkg/scripts_test/config.go b/pkg/scripts_test/config.go
index 68e3aea253..9575183f95 100644
--- a/pkg/scripts_test/config.go
+++ b/pkg/scripts_test/config.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package sumologic_scripts_tests
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ type sumologicExtension struct {
 func getConfig(path string) (config, error) {
 	var conf config
 
-	yamlFile, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	yamlFile, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return config{}, err
 	}
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ func saveConfig(path string, conf config) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(path, out, os.ModePerm)
+	err = os.WriteFile(path, out, os.ModePerm)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/test/timestamp_test.go b/pkg/test/timestamp_test.go
index b5c14196ea..54f81b357a 100644
--- a/pkg/test/timestamp_test.go
+++ b/pkg/test/timestamp_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-//go:build go1.18
-// +build go1.18
+//go:build go1.19
+// +build go1.19
 
 package sumologic_tests