diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 3c1cf2a02f51..57c888a7d985 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ steps:
       - make deps-frontend
 
   - name: deps-backend
-    image: golang:1.18
+    image: golang:1.19
     pull: always
     commands:
       - make deps-backend
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on: [deps-frontend]
 
   - name: checks-backend
-    image: golang:1.18
+    image: golang:1.19
     commands:
       - make checks-backend
     depends_on: [deps-backend]
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ steps:
         path: /go
 
   - name: build-backend-arm64
-    image: golang:1.18
+    image: golang:1.19
     environment:
       GO111MODULE: on
       GOPROXY: https://goproxy.io
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ steps:
         path: /go
 
   - name: build-backend-windows
-    image: golang:1.18
+    image: golang:1.19
     environment:
       GO111MODULE: on
       GOPROXY: https://goproxy.io
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ steps:
         path: /go
 
   - name: build-backend-386
-    image: golang:1.18
+    image: golang:1.19
     environment:
       GO111MODULE: on
       GOPROXY: https://goproxy.io
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ steps:
           - pull_request
 
   - name: deps-backend
-    image: golang:1.18
+    image: golang:1.19
     pull: always
     commands:
       - make deps-backend
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ steps:
         path: /go
 
   - name: generate-coverage
-    image: golang:1.18
+    image: golang:1.19
     commands:
       - make coverage
     environment:
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ steps:
           - pull_request
 
   - name: deps-backend
-    image: golang:1.18
+    image: golang:1.19
     pull: always
     commands:
       - make deps-backend
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ trigger:
 
 steps:
   - name: download
-    image: golang:1.18
+    image: golang:1.19
     pull: always
     commands:
       - timeout -s ABRT 40m make generate-license generate-gitignore
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ steps:
       - make deps-frontend
 
   - name: deps-backend
-    image: golang:1.18
+    image: golang:1.19
     pull: always
     commands:
       - make deps-backend
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ steps:
         path: /go
 
   - name: static
-    image: techknowlogick/xgo:go-1.18.x
+    image: techknowlogick/xgo:go-1.19.x
     pull: always
     commands:
       # Upgrade to node 18 once https://github.com/techknowlogick/xgo/issues/163 is resolved
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ steps:
       - make deps-frontend
 
   - name: deps-backend
-    image: golang:1.18
+    image: golang:1.19
     pull: always
     commands:
       - make deps-backend
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ steps:
         path: /go
 
   - name: static
-    image: techknowlogick/xgo:go-1.18.x
+    image: techknowlogick/xgo:go-1.19.x
     pull: always
     commands:
       # Upgrade to node 18 once https://github.com/techknowlogick/xgo/issues/163 is resolved
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 11c58454a007..6e80af8c0eb2 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ linters:
   fast: false
 
 run:
-  go: 1.18
+  go: 1.19
   timeout: 10m
   skip-dirs:
     - node_modules
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ linters-settings:
       - name: modifies-value-receiver
   gofumpt:
     extra-rules: true
-    lang-version: "1.18"
+    lang-version: "1.19"
   depguard:
     # TODO: use depguard to replace import checks in gitea-vet
     list-type: denylist
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e092b5813be4..d5d98e69a83c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #Build stage
-FROM golang:1.18-alpine3.16 AS build-env
+FROM golang:1.19-alpine3.16 AS build-env
 
 ARG GOPROXY
 ENV GOPROXY ${GOPROXY:-direct}
diff --git a/Dockerfile.rootless b/Dockerfile.rootless
index c597fb29c856..8c2b8e98c95a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rootless
+++ b/Dockerfile.rootless
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #Build stage
-FROM golang:1.18-alpine3.16 AS build-env
+FROM golang:1.19-alpine3.16 AS build-env
 
 ARG GOPROXY
 ENV GOPROXY ${GOPROXY:-direct}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 812d5f4d5a47..77aac782e113 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SHASUM ?= shasum -a 256
 HAS_GO = $(shell hash $(GO) > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "GO" || echo "NOGO" )
 COMMA := ,
 
-XGO_VERSION := go-1.18.x
+XGO_VERSION := go-1.19.x
 
 AIR_PACKAGE ?= github.com/cosmtrek/air@v1.40.4
 EDITORCONFIG_CHECKER_PACKAGE ?= github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/cmd/editorconfig-checker@2.5.0
diff --git a/docs/config.yaml b/docs/config.yaml
index 2d15e774eb7f..88406da5df9d 100644
--- a/docs/config.yaml
+++ b/docs/config.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ params:
   website: https://docs.gitea.io
   version: 1.16.9
   minGoVersion: 1.18
-  goVersion: 1.18
+  goVersion: 1.19
   minNodeVersion: 14
 
 outputs: