diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a6e96c397..9d24b49f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v1
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17.11
+          go-version: 1.18.6
       - name: Setup GO
         run: |
           echo GOPATH=$(go env GOPATH) >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cb254a65..3d5067151 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Anytype Middleware Library
 
 ### Build from Source
-1. Install Golang 1.17.* [from here](http://golang.org/dl/) or using preferred package manager
+1. Install Golang 1.18.* [from here](http://golang.org/dl/) or using preferred package manager
 2. Follow instructions below for the target systems
 
 #### Build and install for the [desktop client](https://github.com/anytypeio/js-anytype)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ba92e1363..07ecbbf15 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/anytypeio/go-anytype-middleware
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/JohannesKaufmann/html-to-markdown v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/cheggaaa/mb v1.0.3
 	github.com/dave/jennifer v1.4.1
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
-	github.com/desertbit/timer v0.0.0-20180107155436-c41aec40b27f
 	github.com/dgraph-io/badger v1.6.2
 	github.com/dgtony/collections v0.1.6
 	github.com/dhowden/tag v0.0.0-20201120070457-d52dcb253c63
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/otiai10/opengraph/v2 v2.1.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.13.0
-	github.com/rs/cors v1.7.0
 	github.com/rwcarlsen/goexif v0.0.0-20190401172101-9e8deecbddbd
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.7
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0
@@ -88,13 +86,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go v2.28.0+incompatible
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.23.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220920183852-bf014ff85ad5
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20220223155221-ee480838109b
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.47.0
 	gopkg.in/Graylog2/go-gelf.v2 v2.0.0-20180125164251-1832d8546a9f
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
-	nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.7
 
 )
 
@@ -131,6 +127,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cskr/pubsub v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/davidlazar/go-crypto v0.0.0-20200604182044-b73af7476f6c // indirect
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/desertbit/timer v0.0.0-20180107155436-c41aec40b27f // indirect
 	github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v3 v3.2103.3 // indirect
 	github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.2.0 // indirect
@@ -247,6 +244,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.37.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/raulk/go-watchdog v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/rs/cors v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spacemonkeygo/spacelog v0.0.0-20180420211403-2296661a0572 // indirect
 	github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
@@ -277,6 +275,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220916125017-b168a2c6b86b // indirect
 	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20200119044424-58c23975cae1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220920183852-bf014ff85ad5 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20221010170243-090e33056c14 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12 // indirect
@@ -287,6 +286,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	lukechampine.com/blake3 v1.1.7 // indirect
+	nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.7 // indirect
 )
 
 replace github.com/elastic/gosigar => github.com/anytypeio/gosigar v0.0.0-20220811145612-92bd3366198a