diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a040ea819..a15098df7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ os:
 language: go
 
 go:
-    - 1.10.2
+    - 1.11
 
 env:
   - TEST_NO_FUSE=1 TEST_VERBOSE=1 TEST_SUITE=test_go_expensive
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3246f2c0b..bffafe0c6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.10-stretch
+FROM golang:1.11-stretch
 MAINTAINER Lars Gierth <lgierth@ipfs.io>
 
 # There is a copy of this Dockerfile called Dockerfile.fast,
diff --git a/Dockerfile.fast b/Dockerfile.fast
index e4266cb21..0c03328eb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.fast
+++ b/Dockerfile.fast
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.10-stretch
+FROM golang:1.11-stretch
 MAINTAINER Lars Gierth <lgierth@ipfs.io>
 
 # This is a copy of /Dockerfile,
diff --git a/ci/Dockerfile.buildenv b/ci/Dockerfile.buildenv
index f245c346b..d5864d781 100644
--- a/ci/Dockerfile.buildenv
+++ b/ci/Dockerfile.buildenv
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.10
+FROM golang:1.11
 MAINTAINER Jakub Sztandera <kubuxu@ipfs.io>
 
 
diff --git a/ci/Jenkinsfile b/ci/Jenkinsfile
index b73559715..59ae86a8b 100644
--- a/ci/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/ci/Jenkinsfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def setupStep(nodeLabel, f) {
     def ps = nodeLabel != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\'
     def psep = nodeLabel != 'windows' ? ':' : ';'
 
-    def root = tool name: '1.10.2', type: 'go'
+    def root = tool name: '1.11', type: 'go'
     def jobNameArr = "${JOB_NAME}"
     def jobName = jobNameArr.split("/")[0..1].join(nodeLabel != 'windows' ? '/' : '\\\\').toLowerCase()
     def subName = jobNameArr.split("/")[2].toLowerCase()
diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 1b4b2712e..75a31c1d6 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ machine:
 
   post:
     - sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
-    - if [ ! -e go1.10.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz ]; then curl -o go1.10.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.10.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz; fi
-    - sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.10.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - if [ ! -e go1.11.linux-amd64.tar.gz ]; then curl -o go1.11.linux-amd64.tar.gz https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.11.linux-amd64.tar.gz; fi
+    - sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.11.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 
   services:
     - docker
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencies:
     - cd "$HOME/.go_workspace/src/$IMPORT_PATH" && make deps
 
   cache_directories:
-    - ~/go1.10.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - ~/go1.11.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - ~/.go_workspace/src/gx/ipfs
 
 test:
diff --git a/mk/golang.mk b/mk/golang.mk
index 6ed499ad4..c2886e102 100644
--- a/mk/golang.mk
+++ b/mk/golang.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # golang utilities
-GO_MIN_VERSION = 1.10
+GO_MIN_VERSION = 1.11
 
 
 # pre-definitions
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c1979994f..15dd88508 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   },
   "gx": {
     "dvcsimport": "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs",
-    "goversion": "1.10"
+    "goversion": "1.11"
   },
   "gxDependencies": [
     {