diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 554c615..c880780 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module git.zio.sh/astra/logger
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.10.0