diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 1aac10a828093..928e75d1ac75e 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on: [test-frontend]
 
   - name: build-backend-no-gcc
-    image: golang:1.17 # this step is kept as the lowest version of golang that we support
+    image: golang:1.18 # this step is kept as the lowest version of golang that we support
     pull: always
     environment:
       GO111MODULE: on
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84c0524ed49bb..172e16cf56328 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ or if SQLite support is required:
 
 The `build` target is split into two sub-targets:
 
-- `make backend` which requires [Go 1.17](https://go.dev/dl/) or greater.
+- `make backend` which requires [Go Stable](https://go.dev/dl/), required version is defined in [go.mod](/go.mod).
 - `make frontend` which requires [Node.js LTS](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) or greater and Internet connectivity to download npm dependencies.
 
 When building from the official source tarballs which include pre-built frontend files, the `frontend` target will not be triggered, making it possible to build without Node.js and Internet connectivity.
diff --git a/docs/config.yaml b/docs/config.yaml
index 075fd32ef4b40..5a773662cf6f8 100644
--- a/docs/config.yaml
+++ b/docs/config.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ params:
   author: The Gitea Authors
   website: https://docs.gitea.io
   version: 1.16.8
-  minGoVersion: 1.17
+  minGoVersion: 1.18
   goVersion: 1.18
   minNodeVersion: 14
 
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index edd23012fbf03..3981dc5fab725 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ The following configuration set `Content-Type: application/vnd.android.package-a
 - `SSL_MAX_VERSION`: **\<empty\>**: Set the maximum version of ssl support.
 - `SSL_CURVE_PREFERENCES`: **X25519,P256**: Set the preferred curves,
 - `SSL_CIPHER_SUITES`: **ecdhe_ecdsa_with_aes_256_gcm_sha384,ecdhe_rsa_with_aes_256_gcm_sha384,ecdhe_ecdsa_with_aes_128_gcm_sha256,ecdhe_rsa_with_aes_128_gcm_sha256,ecdhe_ecdsa_with_chacha20_poly1305,ecdhe_rsa_with_chacha20_poly1305**: Set the preferred cipher suites.
-  - If there is not hardware support for AES suites by default the cha cha suites will be preferred over the AES suites
-  - supported suites as of go 1.17 are:
+  - If there is no hardware support for AES suites, by default the ChaCha suites will be preferred over the AES suites.
+  - supported suites as of Go 1.18 are:
     - TLS 1.0 - 1.2 cipher suites
       - "rsa_with_rc4_128_sha"
       - "rsa_with_3des_ede_cbc_sha"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4dea7f9423c6d..e7cb85ad1b6b7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module code.gitea.io/gitea
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	code.gitea.io/gitea-vet v0.2.2-0.20220122151748-48ebc902541b