diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a87aae3f0..f5fc70435 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ docker-remove:
 
 
 
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.11
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.11.1
 ETCD_VERSION ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD || echo "GitNotFound")
 
 TEST_SUFFIX = $(shell date +%s | base64 | head -c 15)