diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2fa3ecb104..e3f8250935 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/influxdata/influxdb
 
-go 1.12
+go 1.13
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/bigtable v1.2.0 // indirect