diff --git a/.evergreen/config.yml b/.evergreen/config.yml
index 356fccecbf..8d184a435c 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.yml
@@ -1774,13 +1774,15 @@ tasks:
         vars:
           MONGO_GO_DRIVER_COMPRESSOR: "snappy"
 
-  - name: go1.10-build
+  - name: go1.13-build
     tags: ["compile-check"]
     commands:
       - func: run-make
         vars:
           targets: "build"
-          BUILD_ENV: "PATH=/opt/golang/go1.10/bin:$PATH GOROOT=/opt/golang/go1.10"
+          # Use GO111MODULE=off to disable modules, as go versions less than
+          # 1.16 will complain about the retract directives in go.mod.
+          BUILD_ENV: "GO111MODULE=off PATH=/opt/golang/go1.13/bin:$PATH GOROOT=/opt/golang/go1.13"
 
   # Build with whatever the latest Go version is that we're using for tests
   - name: build
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 622b425ed7..60ebd25285 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ The MongoDB supported driver for Go.
 -------------------------
 ## Requirements
 
-- Go 1.10 or higher if using the driver as a dependency. Go 1.18 or higher if building the driver yourself. We aim to support the latest versions of Go.
+- Go 1.13 or higher. We aim to support the latest versions of Go.
+  - Go 1.18 or higher is required to run the driver test suite.
 - MongoDB 3.6 and higher.
 
 -------------------------
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 54ba4a4d50..e8416c6aa5 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Before starting to write code, look for existing [tickets](https://jira.mongodb.
 The Go Driver team uses GitHub to manage and review all code changes. Patches should generally be made against the master (default) branch and include relevant tests, if
 applicable.
 
-Code should compile and tests should pass under all Go versions which the driver currently supports. Currently the Go Driver supports a minimum version of Go 1.10 and requires Go 1.18 for development. Please run the following Make targets to validate your changes:
+Code should compile and tests should pass under all Go versions which the driver currently supports. Currently the Go Driver supports a minimum version of Go 1.13 and requires Go 1.18 for development. Please run the following Make targets to validate your changes:
 - `make fmt`
 - `make lint` (requires [golangci-lint](https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint) and [lll](https://github.com/walle/lll) to be installed and available in the `PATH`)
 - `make test`
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e2e6c2e608..0ad9a75f2b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver
 
-go 1.10
+go 1.13
 
 retract (
 	v1.10.0 // Contains a possible data corruption bug in RewrapManyDataKey when using libmongocrypt versions less than 1.5.2.