diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b0d6e5d62a0..2007b33c4d7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ METADATA_VAR += CommitSHA=$(EXTRA_VERSION)
 METADATA_VAR += BaseDockerLabel=$(BASE_DOCKER_LABEL)
 METADATA_VAR += DockerNamespace=$(DOCKER_NS)
 
-GO_VER = 1.17.5
+GO_VER = 1.18.2
 GO_TAGS ?=
 
 RELEASE_EXES = orderer $(TOOLS_EXES)
diff --git a/ci/azure-pipelines-merge.yml b/ci/azure-pipelines-merge.yml
index 40312a06b90..9ee815e0886 100644
--- a/ci/azure-pipelines-merge.yml
+++ b/ci/azure-pipelines-merge.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pr: none
 variables:
   GOPATH: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/go
   PATH: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/go/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
-  GOVER: 1.17.5
+  GOVER: 1.18.2
 
 jobs:
   - job: UnitTests
diff --git a/ci/azure-pipelines-release.yml b/ci/azure-pipelines-release.yml
index eafe4e0fad9..7ad4317876a 100644
--- a/ci/azure-pipelines-release.yml
+++ b/ci/azure-pipelines-release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ variables:
   - name: GOPATH
     value: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/go
   - name: GOVER
-    value: 1.17.5
+    value: 1.18.2
 
 stages:
   - stage: BuildBinaries
diff --git a/ci/azure-pipelines.yml b/ci/azure-pipelines.yml
index 1c9fce18248..8fde3889d77 100644
--- a/ci/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/ci/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pr:
 variables:
   GOPATH: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/go
   PATH: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/go/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
-  GOVER: 1.17.5
+  GOVER: 1.18.2
 
 stages:
   - stage: VerifyBuild
diff --git a/common/fabhttp/server_test.go b/common/fabhttp/server_test.go
index b8dcac1cc8d..7d8a853d04f 100644
--- a/common/fabhttp/server_test.go
+++ b/common/fabhttp/server_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Server", func() {
 
 			addApiURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s%s", server.Addr(), AdditionalTestApiPath)
 			_, err = client.Get(addApiURL)
-			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("tls: protocol version not supported"))
+			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("tls: no supported versions satisfy MinVersion and MaxVersion"))
 		})
 	})
 
diff --git a/common/grpclogging/fields_test.go b/common/grpclogging/fields_test.go
index d2794754c09..6216304059c 100644
--- a/common/grpclogging/fields_test.go
+++ b/common/grpclogging/fields_test.go
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Fields", func() {
 			field := grpclogging.Error(err)
 			Expect(field.Key).To(Equal("error"))
 			Expect(field.Type).To(Equal(zapcore.ErrorType))
-			Expect(field.Interface).To(Equal(struct{ error }{err}))
+			// assert that field Interface is of type error
+			_, ok := field.Interface.(error)
+			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
 		})
 
 		Context("when the error is nil", func() {
diff --git a/common/ledger/testutil/test_helper.go b/common/ledger/testutil/test_helper.go
index dd2126f0164..1ba659c40b3 100644
--- a/common/ledger/testutil/test_helper.go
+++ b/common/ledger/testutil/test_helper.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var signer msp.SigningIdentity
 
 func init() {
 	// setup the MSP manager so that we can sign/verify
-	var err error = msptesttools.LoadMSPSetupForTesting()
+	err := msptesttools.LoadMSPSetupForTesting()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("Could not load msp config, err %s", err))
 	}
diff --git a/common/policydsl/policyparser.go b/common/policydsl/policyparser.go
index 33ee70d5bd6..2e540f61a86 100644
--- a/common/policydsl/policyparser.go
+++ b/common/policydsl/policyparser.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func secondPass(args ...interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	}
 
 	/* get the n in the t out of n */
-	var n int = len(args) - 2
+	n := len(args) - 2
 
 	/* sanity check - t should be positive, permit equal to n+1, but disallow over n+1 */
 	if t < 0 || t > n+1 {
diff --git a/common/viperutil/config_util.go b/common/viperutil/config_util.go
index 3986fb533be..23130b42856 100644
--- a/common/viperutil/config_util.go
+++ b/common/viperutil/config_util.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (c *ConfigParser) ConfigFileUsed() string {
 
 // Search for the existence of filename for all supported extensions
 func (c *ConfigParser) searchInPath(in string) (filename string) {
-	var supportedExts []string = []string{"yaml", "yml"}
+	supportedExts := []string{"yaml", "yml"}
 	for _, ext := range supportedExts {
 		fullPath := filepath.Join(in, c.configName+"."+ext)
 		_, err := os.Stat(fullPath)
diff --git a/core/ledger/kvledger/txmgmt/statedb/statecouchdb/couchdb.go b/core/ledger/kvledger/txmgmt/statedb/statecouchdb/couchdb.go
index 7d9da662cd5..99493b81ea4 100644
--- a/core/ledger/kvledger/txmgmt/statedb/statecouchdb/couchdb.go
+++ b/core/ledger/kvledger/txmgmt/statedb/statecouchdb/couchdb.go
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ func (dbclient *couchDatabase) listIndex() ([]*indexResult, error) {
 			designDoc = s[1]
 
 			// Add the index definition to the results
-			addIndexResult := &indexResult{DesignDocument: designDoc, Name: row.Name, Definition: fmt.Sprintf("%s", row.Definition)}
+			addIndexResult := &indexResult{DesignDocument: designDoc, Name: row.Name, Definition: string(row.Definition)}
 			results = append(results, addIndexResult)
 		}
 
diff --git a/docs/source/prereqs.md b/docs/source/prereqs.md
index cdf91ba967c..640a866ad11 100644
--- a/docs/source/prereqs.md
+++ b/docs/source/prereqs.md
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ Optional: Install the latest Fabric supported version of [Go](https://golang.org
 installed (only required if you will be writing Go chaincode or SDK applications).
 
 ```shell
-$ brew install go@1.17.5
+$ brew install go@1.18.2
 $ go version
-go1.17.5 darwin/amd64
+go1.18.2 darwin/amd64
 ```
 
 ### JQ
diff --git a/gotools.mk b/gotools.mk
index ed9cbf53015..b1a95301cea 100644
--- a/gotools.mk
+++ b/gotools.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ go.fqp.golint        := golang.org/x/lint/golint
 go.fqp.misspell      := github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell
 go.fqp.mockery       := github.com/vektra/mockery/cmd/mockery
 go.fqp.protoc-gen-go := github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go
-go.fqp.staticcheck   := honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck
+go.fqp.staticcheck   := honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@2022.1.1 # 2022.1.1 fixes the staticcheck issue with Go 1.18 "export data is newer version - update tool"
 go.fqp.swagger       := github.com/go-swagger/go-swagger/cmd/swagger
 
 .PHONY: gotools-install
diff --git a/integration/nwo/components.go b/integration/nwo/components.go
index 4e903811281..a21171653d7 100644
--- a/integration/nwo/components.go
+++ b/integration/nwo/components.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (c *Components) Build(path string) string {
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		Expect(resp.StatusCode).To(Equal(http.StatusOK), fmt.Sprintf("%s", body))
+		Expect(resp.StatusCode).To(Equal(http.StatusOK), string(body))
 	}
 
 	return string(body)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/comm/creds_test.go b/internal/pkg/comm/creds_test.go
index 48496f5b753..9027318eda2 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/comm/creds_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/comm/creds_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestCreds(t *testing.T) {
 		MaxVersion: tls.VersionTLS10,
 	})
 	wg.Wait()
-	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "protocol version not supported")
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "tls: no supported versions satisfy MinVersion and MaxVersion")
 	require.Contains(t, recorder.Messages()[1], "TLS handshake failed")
 }
 
diff --git a/orderer/common/cluster/replication.go b/orderer/common/cluster/replication.go
index 0938cf6d977..d70add54c11 100644
--- a/orderer/common/cluster/replication.go
+++ b/orderer/common/cluster/replication.go
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ func (ci *ChainInspector) Channels() []ChannelGenesisBlock {
 		}
 		ci.validateHashPointer(block, prevHash)
 		// Set the previous hash for the next iteration
-		prevHash = protoutil.BlockHeaderHash(block.Header) //lint:ignore SA5011 logs and panics above
+		prevHash = protoutil.BlockHeaderHash(block.Header)
 
 		channel, gb, err := ExtractGenesisBlock(ci.Logger, block)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/orderer/common/multichannel/registrar.go b/orderer/common/multichannel/registrar.go
index 88e52da37bb..7bdd2213737 100644
--- a/orderer/common/multichannel/registrar.go
+++ b/orderer/common/multichannel/registrar.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func (r *Registrar) initSystemChannel(existingChannels []string) {
 		logger.Infof(
 			"Starting system channel '%s' with genesis block hash %x and orderer type %s",
 			channelID,
-			protoutil.BlockHeaderHash(genesisBlock.Header), //lint:ignore SA5011 logs and panics above
+			protoutil.BlockHeaderHash(genesisBlock.Header),
 			chain.SharedConfig().ConsensusType(),
 		)
 
diff --git a/vagrant/golang.sh b/vagrant/golang.sh
index 1423133f0f6..29885831177 100644
--- a/vagrant/golang.sh
+++ b/vagrant/golang.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 GOROOT='/opt/go'
-GO_VERSION=1.17.5
+GO_VERSION=1.18.2
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Install Golang