diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fda76eb7..d328b3d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ docker-run-release: export pkg=/go/src/github.com/databus23/helm-diff
 docker-run-release:
 	git checkout master
 	git push
-	docker run -it --rm -e GITHUB_TOKEN -v $(shell pwd):$(pkg) -w $(pkg) golang:1.7.5 make bootstrap release
+	docker run -it --rm -e GITHUB_TOKEN -v $(shell pwd):$(pkg) -w $(pkg) golang:1.17.5 make bootstrap release
 
 .PHONY: dist
 dist: export COPYFILE_DISABLE=1 #teach OSX tar to not put ._* files in tar archive