diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ef4153a7..8c0754d0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ services:
 language: go
 
 go:
-  - "1.12.x"
+  - "1.13.x"
 
 go_import_path: github.com/docker/distribution
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5f00081c..5aeb3361 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM golang:1.13.4-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.13.7
+
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine AS build
 
 ENV DISTRIBUTION_DIR /go/src/github.com/docker/distribution
 ENV BUILDTAGS include_oss include_gcs