diff --git a/build/dockerRelease.sh b/build/dockerRelease.sh
index 542a934af3..0957e4d9ce 100755
--- a/build/dockerRelease.sh
+++ b/build/dockerRelease.sh
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ docker run --rm \
    -w /go/src/bosun.org \
    -e OUTPUTDIR=/output/ \
    -e GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=$GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN \
-   golang:1.6 /go/src/bosun.org/build/release.sh
+   golang:1.11 /go/src/bosun.org/build/release.sh