diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index dcf6992a6b..b53ae846d8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/rancher/k3s
 
-go 1.13
+go 1.12
 
 replace (
 	github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim => github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim v0.8.7-0.20190926181021-82c7525d98c8