diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml
index 7818b7d73bf9..909795a613f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.8'
+          go-version: '1.18.9'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 317bc2abe0df..5f393465158c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.18.8]
+        go-version: [1.18.9]
         os: [ubuntu-18.04, macos-12, windows-2019]
 
     steps:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.8'
+          go-version: '1.18.9'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.8'
+          go-version: '1.18.9'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.8'
+          go-version: '1.18.9'
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - run: go install github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2@v2.0.1
       - run: make man
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.8'
+          go-version: '1.18.9'
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - run: |
           set -e -x
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-18.04, macos-12, windows-2019, windows-2022]
-        go-version: ['1.17.13', '1.18.8']
+        go-version: ['1.17.13', '1.18.9']
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.8'
+          go-version: '1.18.9'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.8'
+          go-version: '1.18.9'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.8'
+          go-version: '1.18.9'
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - run: sudo -E PATH=$PATH script/setup/install-gotestsum
       - name: Tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 5cdb1a801fc1..78117154c83d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: 1.18.8
+        go-version: 1.18.9
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/images.yml b/.github/workflows/images.yml
index 32cdca34c912..06cbfc9f15be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/images.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.8'
+          go-version: '1.18.9'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 4fb7c70aa357..f0a24b7ff039 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.8'
+          go-version: '1.18.9'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.18.8'
+          go-version: '1.18.9'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index effb89daada1..5609d4d9e42b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
           find ./releases/ -maxdepth 1 -type l | xargs rm
         working-directory: src/github.com/containerd/containerd
         env:
-          GO_VERSION: '1.18.8'
+          GO_VERSION: '1.18.9'
           PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.platform }}
       - name: Save Artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 8e2dac146e5d..24056127bda6 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ EOF
   config.vm.provision "install-golang", type: "shell", run: "once" do |sh|
     sh.upload_path = "/tmp/vagrant-install-golang"
     sh.env = {
-        'GO_VERSION': ENV['GO_VERSION'] || "1.18.8",
+        'GO_VERSION': ENV['GO_VERSION'] || "1.18.9",
     }
     sh.inline = <<~SHELL
         #!/usr/bin/env bash
diff --git a/contrib/Dockerfile.test b/contrib/Dockerfile.test
index 86e76fc43657..972311a6fd76 100644
--- a/contrib/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/contrib/Dockerfile.test
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # docker build -t containerd-test --build-arg RUNC_VERSION=v1.0.0-rc94 -f Dockerfile.test ../
 
-ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.18.8
+ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.18.9
 ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=golang
 
 FROM ${GOLANG_IMAGE}:${GOLANG_VERSION} AS golang
diff --git a/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1 b/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
index 858969af578a..5251f41a0fd3 100644
--- a/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
+++ b/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Prepare windows environment for building and running containerd tests
 
-$PACKAGES= @{ mingw = "10.2.0"; git = ""; golang = "1.18.8"; make = ""; nssm = "" }
+$PACKAGES= @{ mingw = "10.2.0"; git = ""; golang = "1.18.9"; make = ""; nssm = "" }
 
 Write-Host "Downloading chocolatey package"
 curl.exe -L "https://packages.chocolatey.org/chocolatey.0.10.15.nupkg" -o 'c:\choco.zip'