diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 31fc717..dcef072 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     working_directory: /go/src/github.com/Clever/amazon-kinesis-client-go
     docker:
-    - image: circleci/golang:1.10.3-stretch
+    - image: circleci/golang:1.12-stretch
     - image: circleci/mongo:3.2.20-jessie-ram
     environment:
       CIRCLE_ARTIFACTS: /tmp/circleci-artifacts
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0a3a66f..6d9c454 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SHELL := /bin/bash
 PKG := github.com/Clever/amazon-kinesis-client-go
 PKGS := $(shell go list ./... | grep -v /vendor )
 .PHONY: download_jars run build
-$(eval $(call golang-version-check,1.10))
+$(eval $(call golang-version-check,1.12))
 
 CONSUMER ?= consumer
 TMP_DIR := ./tmp-jars