diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 7789ca28..2ae22032 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '>=1.18.0'
+          go-version: '1.19.0-beta.1'
 
       # This step usually is not needed because the /ui/dist is pregenerated locally
       # but its here to ensure that each release embeds the latest admin ui artifacts.