diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims.yml b/.github/workflows/sims.yml
index 4191073f16..fa2b75cb8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sims.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sims.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.18
       - name: Display go version
         run: go version
       - run: make build
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.18
       - name: Display go version
         run: go version
       - name: Install runsim
-        run: export GO111MODULE="on" && go get github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0
+        run: go install github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0
       - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
         with:
           path: ~/go/bin
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.18
       - name: Display go version
         run: go version
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v5
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.18
       - name: Display go version
         run: go version
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 411aec8f2b..273fdf22f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.18
 
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
         id: git_diff
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.16
+          go-version: 1.18
 
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
         id: git_diff
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ec072dae00..f348df85ee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ clean:
 go.sum: go.mod
 	@echo "Ensure dependencies have not been modified ..."
 	@go mod verify
-	@go mod tidy -go=1.17
+	@go mod tidy -go=1.18
 
 .PHONY: install go.sum clean build build-linux build-reproducible
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 51adcf2807..a93879a1ed 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/Pylons-tech/pylons
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 replace (
 	github.com/99designs/keyring => github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.1.7-0.20210622111912-ef00f8ac3d76
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2988e774e4..1b44d7ef79 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.15.3/go.mod h1:OLjQiAQ4fGD2KDZooyJG9yz+p2ao2IAYSbke8mV
 github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.17.1/go.mod h1:7aisPZK8yCpQdy3PMvKeO+bhq1NwDjUwjzxwwROUxFk=
 github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.17.3 h1:s2N819a2olOmiauVa0WAhoIJq9EhSXE9HDBAoR9k+8Y=
 github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.17.3/go.mod h1:prJoErZFABYZGDHka1R6Oay4z9PrNeFFiMKHDAMOi4w=
-github.com/cosmos/ibc-go v1.2.2 h1:bs6TZ8Es1kycIu2AHlRZ9dzJ+mveqlLN/0sjWtRH88o=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go v1.2.2/go.mod h1:XmYjsRFOs6Q9Cz+CSsX21icNoH27vQKb3squgnCOCbs=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v2 v2.0.2 h1:y7eUgggMEVe43wHLw9XrGbeaTWtfkJYMoL3m6YW4fIY=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:XUmW7wmubCRhIEAGtMGS+5IjiSSmcAwihoN/yPGd6Kk=