diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 353df7ce38d..1c16023015b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
   compatibility-test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.17, 1.16]
+        go-version: [1.18, 1.17, 1.16]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         # GitHub Actions does not support arm* architectures on default
         # runners. It is possible to acomplish this with a self-hosted runner
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b103051c6ba..b4c0d047217 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 This update is a breaking change of the unstable Metrics API.
 Code instrumented with the `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric` will need to be modified.
 
+### Added
+
+- Add go 1.18 to our compatibility tests. (#2679)
+
 ### Changed
 
 - The metrics API has been significantly changed. (#2587)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e8639ec8cd..3eee84a671f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,20 +41,28 @@ This project is tested on the following systems.
 
 | OS      | Go Version | Architecture |
 | ------- | ---------- | ------------ |
+| Ubuntu  | 1.18       | amd64        |
 | Ubuntu  | 1.17       | amd64        |
 | Ubuntu  | 1.16       | amd64        |
+| Ubuntu  | 1.18       | 386          |
 | Ubuntu  | 1.17       | 386          |
 | Ubuntu  | 1.16       | 386          |
+| MacOS   | 1.18       | amd64        |
 | MacOS   | 1.17       | amd64        |
 | MacOS   | 1.16       | amd64        |
+| Windows | 1.18       | amd64        |
 | Windows | 1.17       | amd64        |
 | Windows | 1.16       | amd64        |
+| Windows | 1.18       | 386          |
 | Windows | 1.17       | 386          |
 | Windows | 1.16       | 386          |
 
 While this project should work for other systems, no compatibility guarantees
 are made for those systems currently.
 
+Go 1.18 was added in March of 2022.
+Go 1.16 will be removed around June 2022.
+
 ## Getting Started
 
 You can find a getting started guide on [opentelemetry.io](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/go/getting-started/).