diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2d3d823..7c698d2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/k0sproject/version
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.17
 
 require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4