diff --git a/docker/release.Dockerfile b/docker/release.Dockerfile
index 358a31f481..6e38fd8ecf 100644
--- a/docker/release.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/release.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.7.6
+FROM golang:1.14
 
 RUN go get github.com/ushahidi/github-release