diff --git a/.semaphore.sh b/.semaphore.sh
index b52e79af8..51d66e884 100755
--- a/.semaphore.sh
+++ b/.semaphore.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 TEST_SUFFIX=$(date +%s | base64 | head -c 15)
 
-TEST_OPTS="RELEASE_TEST=y INTEGRATION=y PASSES='build unit release integration_e2e functional' MANUAL_VER=v3.3.0-rc.0"
+TEST_OPTS="RELEASE_TEST=y INTEGRATION=y PASSES='build unit release integration_e2e functional' MANUAL_VER=v3.3.0"
 if [ "$TEST_ARCH" == "386" ]; then
 	TEST_OPTS="GOARCH=386 PASSES='build unit integration_e2e'"
 fi
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 docker run \
 	--rm \
 	--volume=`pwd`:/go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd \
-	gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go1.9.3 \
+	gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go1.9.4 \
 	/bin/bash -c "${TEST_OPTS} ./test 2>&1 | tee test-${TEST_SUFFIX}.log"
 
 ! egrep "(--- FAIL:|panic: test timed out|appears to have leaked)" -B50 -A10 test-${TEST_SUFFIX}.log
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 334aed197..37f707a63 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sudo: required
 services: docker
 
 go:
-- 1.9.3
+- 1.9.4
 - tip
 
 notifications:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ matrix:
   - go: tip
     env: TARGET=amd64-go-tip
   exclude:
-  - go: 1.9.3
+  - go: 1.9.4
     env: TARGET=amd64-go-tip
   - go: tip
     env: TARGET=amd64
@@ -48,17 +48,18 @@ matrix:
     env: TARGET=ppc64le
 
 before_install:
-- docker pull gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go1.9.3
+- if [[ $TRAVIS_GO_VERSION == 1.* ]]; then docker pull gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go${TRAVIS_GO_VERSION}; fi
 
 install:
 - go get -t -v ./...
 
 script:
+ - echo "TRAVIS_GO_VERSION=${TRAVIS_GO_VERSION}"
  - >
     case "${TARGET}" in
       amd64)
         docker run --rm \
-          --volume=`pwd`:/go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go1.9.3 \
+          --volume=`pwd`:/go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go${TRAVIS_GO_VERSION} \
           /bin/bash -c "GOARCH=amd64 ./test"
         ;;
       amd64-go-tip)
@@ -66,23 +67,23 @@ script:
         ;;
       darwin-amd64)
         docker run --rm \
-          --volume=`pwd`:/go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go1.9.3 \
+          --volume=`pwd`:/go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go${TRAVIS_GO_VERSION} \
           /bin/bash -c "GO_BUILD_FLAGS='-a -v' GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 ./build"
         ;;
       windows-amd64)
         docker run --rm \
-          --volume=`pwd`:/go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go1.9.3 \
+          --volume=`pwd`:/go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go${TRAVIS_GO_VERSION} \
           /bin/bash -c "GO_BUILD_FLAGS='-a -v' GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 ./build"
         ;;
       386)
         docker run --rm \
-          --volume=`pwd`:/go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go1.9.3 \
+          --volume=`pwd`:/go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go${TRAVIS_GO_VERSION} \
           /bin/bash -c "GOARCH=386 PASSES='build unit' ./test"
         ;;
       *)
         # test building out of gopath
         docker run --rm \
-          --volume=`pwd`:/go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go1.9.3 \
+          --volume=`pwd`:/go/src/github.com/coreos/etcd gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go${TRAVIS_GO_VERSION} \
           /bin/bash -c "GO_BUILD_FLAGS='-a -v' GOARCH='${TARGET}' ./build"
         ;;
     esac
diff --git a/hack/scripts-dev/Makefile b/hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
index 4e74e6726..e01ff2098 100644
--- a/hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
+++ b/hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ clean:
 
 
 
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.9.3
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.9.4
 ETCD_VERSION ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD || echo "GitNotFound")
 
 TEST_SUFFIX = $(shell date +%s | base64 | head -c 15)
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ endif
 
 
 # Example:
-#   GO_VERSION=1.8.5 make build-docker-test -f ./hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
+#   GO_VERSION=1.8.7 make build-docker-test -f ./hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
 #   make build-docker-test -f ./hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
 #   gcloud docker -- login -u _json_key -p "$(cat /etc/gcp-key-etcd-development.json)" https://gcr.io
-#   GO_VERSION=1.8.5 make push-docker-test -f ./hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
+#   GO_VERSION=1.8.7 make push-docker-test -f ./hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
 #   make push-docker-test -f ./hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
 #   gsutil -m acl ch -u allUsers:R -r gs://artifacts.etcd-development.appspot.com
-#   GO_VERSION=1.8.5 make pull-docker-test -f ./hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
+#   GO_VERSION=1.8.7 make pull-docker-test -f ./hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
 #   make pull-docker-test -f ./hack/scripts-dev/Makefile
 
 build-docker-test: