diff --git a/.go_version b/.go_version
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..feaae22ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.go_version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.13.0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0b2d518ad..99b29356e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:latest
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION:-1.13.0}
 
 RUN \
     apt-get update \