diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index a4eb6d965..65f229622 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: release
   namespace: openshift
-  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.18-openshift-4.12
+  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.19-openshift-4.12  
diff --git a/Dockerfile.openshift.rhel7 b/Dockerfile.openshift.rhel7
index 48c3f6060..d46fb1943 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.openshift.rhel7
+++ b/Dockerfile.openshift.rhel7
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.18-openshift-4.12 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.19-openshift-4.12 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kubernetes-csi/external-attacher
 COPY . .
 RUN make build
diff --git a/pkg/controller/util_test.go b/pkg/controller/util_test.go
index fa9c4802e..b5a23dfc0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/util_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
+
 package controller
 
 import (