diff --git a/.woodpecker/binaries.yml b/.woodpecker/binaries.yml
index 1ee6f87d1..39bec6ff9 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/binaries.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/binaries.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pipeline:
 
   build-server:
     group: build
-    image: golang:1.16
+    image: golang:1.18
     commands:
       - make release-server
     when:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pipeline:
 
   build-agent:
     group: build
-    image: golang:1.16
+    image: golang:1.18
     commands:
       - make release-agent
     when:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pipeline:
 
   build-cli:
     group: build
-    image: golang:1.16
+    image: golang:1.18
     commands:
       - make release-cli
     when:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pipeline:
 
   build-deb-rpm:
     group: bundle
-    image: golang:1.16
+    image: golang:1.18
     commands:
       - make bundle
     when:
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pipeline:
         - "web/**"
 
   checksums:
-    image: golang:1.16
+    image: golang:1.18
     commands:
       - make release-checksums
     when:
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pipeline:
   # TODO: upload build artifacts for pushes to ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
 
   release-dryrun:
-    image: golang:1.16
+    image: golang:1.18
     commands:
     - ls -la dist/*.*
     - cat dist/checksums.txt
diff --git a/.woodpecker/docker.yml b/.woodpecker/docker.yml
index 2be3e28dd..3da97bd10 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docker.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pipeline:
       - yarn build
 
   cross-compile-server:
-    image: techknowlogick/xgo:go-1.17.x
+    image: techknowlogick/xgo:go-1.18.x
     commands:
       - apt update
       - apt install -y tree
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pipeline:
     environment:
       PLATFORMS: linux|arm/v7;linux|arm64/v8;linux|amd64;linux|ppc64le
       TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
+      XGO_VERSION: go-1.18.x
 
   publish-server-dryrun:
     image: woodpeckerci/plugin-docker-buildx
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1a31f5d92..016d2e070 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ CGO_CFLAGS ?=
 
 HAS_GO = $(shell hash go > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "GO" || echo "NOGO" )
 ifeq ($(HAS_GO), GO)
-	XGO_VERSION ?= go-1.17.x
+	XGO_VERSION ?= go-1.18.x
 	CGO_CFLAGS ?= $(shell $(GO) env CGO_CFLAGS)
 endif
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.agent.alpine.multiarch b/docker/Dockerfile.agent.alpine.multiarch
index 90d3c9ddd..7ae148714 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.agent.alpine.multiarch
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.agent.alpine.multiarch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.16 AS build
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.18 AS build
 
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY . .
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
     --mount=type=cache,target=/go/pkg \
     make build-agent
 
-FROM alpine:3.14
+FROM alpine:3.16
 RUN apk add -U --no-cache ca-certificates
 ENV GODEBUG=netdns=go
 EXPOSE 3000
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.agent.multiarch b/docker/Dockerfile.agent.multiarch
index 00b0576f6..2be2d12eb 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.agent.multiarch
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.agent.multiarch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.16 AS build
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.18 AS build
 
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY . .
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ FROM scratch
 ENV GODEBUG=netdns=go
 EXPOSE 3000
 
-# copy certs from golang:1.16 image
+# copy certs from golang:1.18 image
 COPY --from=build /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
 # copy agent binary
 COPY --from=build /src/dist/woodpecker-agent /bin/
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.cli.alpine.multiarch b/docker/Dockerfile.cli.alpine.multiarch
index 97994aeb4..d96121064 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.cli.alpine.multiarch
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.cli.alpine.multiarch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.16 AS build
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.18 AS build
 
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY . .
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
     --mount=type=cache,target=/go/pkg \
     make build-cli
 
-FROM alpine:3.14
+FROM alpine:3.16
 RUN apk add -U --no-cache ca-certificates
 ENV GODEBUG=netdns=go
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.cli.multiarch b/docker/Dockerfile.cli.multiarch
index 35bbba057..f706c5ee7 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.cli.multiarch
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.cli.multiarch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.16 AS build
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.18 AS build
 
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY . .
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
 FROM scratch
 ENV GODEBUG=netdns=go
 
-# copy certs from golang:1.16 image
+# copy certs from golang:1.18 image
 COPY --from=build /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
 # copy cli binary
 COPY --from=build /src/dist/woodpecker-cli /bin/
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.make b/docker/Dockerfile.make
index 861d1bf8c..b6a5f2cb9 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.make
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.make
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # docker build --rm  -f docker/Dockerfile.server -t woodpeckerci/woodpecker-server .
-FROM golang:1.16-alpine as golang_image
+FROM golang:1.18-alpine as golang_image
 FROM node:16-alpine
 
 RUN apk add make gcc musl-dev
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.server.alpine.multiarch b/docker/Dockerfile.server.alpine.multiarch
index 9f1a3fe4c..7b3bc9dd4 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.server.alpine.multiarch
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.server.alpine.multiarch
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM alpine:3.14
+FROM alpine:3.16
+
 ARG TARGETOS TARGETARCH
 RUN apk add -U --no-cache ca-certificates
 ENV GODEBUG=netdns=go
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.server.multiarch b/docker/Dockerfile.server.multiarch
index b5e8112b8..e7dc5c404 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.server.multiarch
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.server.multiarch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.16 AS certs
+FROM golang:1.18 AS certs
 
 FROM scratch
 ARG TARGETOS TARGETARCH
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ENV WOODPECKER_DATABASE_DRIVER=sqlite3
 ENV XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/lib/woodpecker
 EXPOSE 8000 9000 80 443
 
-# copy certs from golang:1.16 image
+# copy certs from golang:1.18 image
 COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
 # copy server binary
 COPY dist/server/${TARGETOS}/${TARGETARCH}/woodpecker-server /bin/