diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index d0b6670fc6..cc26c01262 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -186,9 +186,10 @@ languages:
   golang:
     description: "Google's 'go' language"
     notes: "'version' is the default minimum version used by this project."
-    version: "1.9.7"
+    issue: "https://github.com/golang/go/issues/20676"
+    version: "1.10.4"
     meta:
-      newest-version: "1.10"
+      newest-version: "1.11"
 
 specs:
   description: "Details of important specifications"
diff --git a/virtcontainers/monitor.go b/virtcontainers/monitor.go
index fdf523a7d6..8e2a879746 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/monitor.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/monitor.go
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ type monitor struct {
 	sandbox       *Sandbox
 	checkInterval time.Duration
 	watchers      []chan error
+	wg            sync.WaitGroup
 	running       bool
 	stopCh        chan bool
-	wg            sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 func newMonitor(s *Sandbox) *monitor {
diff --git a/virtcontainers/pkg/mock/cc_proxy_mock.go b/virtcontainers/pkg/mock/cc_proxy_mock.go
index 052612ade8..23dd7f980d 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/pkg/mock/cc_proxy_mock.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/pkg/mock/cc_proxy_mock.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ type CCProxyMock struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 
 	t              *testing.T
-	wg             sync.WaitGroup
 	connectionPath string
 
 	// proxy socket
@@ -44,6 +43,8 @@ type CCProxyMock struct {
 	ShimDisconnected chan bool
 	StdinReceived    chan bool
 
+	wg sync.WaitGroup
+
 	stopped bool
 }