diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 476a006..1a50df4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,9 @@ stages:
 variables:
   # Note: If GOLANG_VERSION below is bumped up in the future, changes would be needed to at least the following files
   #     YDBGo   repo : Dockerfile
-  #     YDBOcto repo : .gitlab-ci.yml
-  #     YDBOcto repo : Dockerfile-Tests
-  #     YDBOcto repo : Dockerfile-Tests.centos
   # There might be more files to change in the future.
   # Search for "GOLANG_VERSION" name in all YDB repos to find places that need change.
-  GOLANG_VERSION: 1.13.8
+  GOLANG_VERSION: 1.18.1
 
 before_script:
   - apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends wget ca-certificates git g++ gcc libc6-dev make pkg-config && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
@@ -64,40 +61,20 @@ before_script:
 #
 # In general, test the latest point release of each major version
 #
-unit_tests1.13.8_tests:
+unit_tests1.18.10:
   extends: .unit_tests
   variables:
-    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.13.8"
+    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.18.10"
 
-unit_tests1.14.13_tests:
+unit_tests1.19.9:
   extends: .unit_tests
   variables:
-    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.14.13"
+    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.19.9"
 
-unit_tests1.15.15_tests:
+unit_tests1.20.4:
   extends: .unit_tests
   variables:
-    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.15.15"
-
-unit_tests1.16.15:
-  extends: .unit_tests
-  variables:
-    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.16.15"
-
-unit_tests1.17.13:
-  extends: .unit_tests
-  variables:
-    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.17.13"
-
-unit_tests1.18.9:
-  extends: .unit_tests
-  variables:
-    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.18.9"
-
-unit_tests1.19.4:
-  extends: .unit_tests
-  variables:
-    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.19.4"
+    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.20.4"
 
 race_detector:
   stage: test
@@ -137,7 +114,7 @@ commit-verify:
 lint_code:
   stage: test
   variables:
-    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.18.9"
+    GOLANG_VERSION: "1.18.10"
   script:
     - go get -u golang.org/x/lint/golint
     - find / -name "*lint*"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 88e0183..de67799 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
 # Install go
 ENV GOPATH /go
 RUN mkdir /go
-ENV GOLANG_VERSION 1.13.8
+ENV GOLANG_VERSION 1.18.1
 ENV PATH=$GOPATH/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
 RUN wget -O go.tgz -q https://golang.org/dl/go${GOLANG_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
     tar -C /usr/local -xzf go.tgz && \
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index 948c00e..b437625 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //								//
-// Copyright (c) 2018-2022 YottaDB LLC and/or its subsidiaries.	//
+// Copyright (c) 2018-2023 YottaDB LLC and/or its subsidiaries.	//
 // All rights reserved.						//
 //								//
 //	This source code contains the intellectual property	//
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ YottaDB Quick Start
 Before starting, consider reading the introduction to YottaDB's data model at https://docs.yottadb.com/MultiLangProgGuide/MultiLangProgGuide.html#concepts
 
 The YottaDB Go wrapper requires a minimum YottaDB version of r1.34 and
-is tested with a minimum Go version of 1.13. If the Go packages on
+is tested with a minimum Go version of 1.18. If the Go packages on
 your operating system are older, and the Go wrapper does not work,
 please obtain and install a newer Go implementation.
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5590cd3..faf0429 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 module lang.yottadb.com/go/yottadb
 
-go 1.13
+go 1.18
 
-require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
+require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/yottadb.go b/yottadb.go
index 31c8a39..f3a5dbd 100644
--- a/yottadb.go
+++ b/yottadb.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //								//
-// Copyright (c) 2018-2022 YottaDB LLC and/or its subsidiaries.	//
+// Copyright (c) 2018-2023 YottaDB LLC and/or its subsidiaries.	//
 // All rights reserved.						//
 //								//
 //	This source code contains the intellectual property	//
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 // This package is a Go wrapper for a YottaDB database using the SimplaAPI interface. While the functional part
 // of this package runs OK with Go 1.10, certain external packages are used by the internal unit tests invoked
-// by 'go test' that have been updated to use facilities only present in Go 1.13.0 and later.
+// by 'go test' that have been updated to use facilities only present in Go 1.18.0 and later.
 //
 // This wrapper makes significant use of the 'cgo' facility to interface between this Go wrapper and the YottaDB
 // engine written in C. The cgo facility is described here: https://golang.org/cmd/cgo - Note that cgo imposes
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const MinimumYDBReleaseMinor int = 34
 const MinimumYDBRelease string = "r1.34"
 
 // MinimumGoRelease - (string) Minimum version of Go to fully support this wrapper (including tests)
-const MinimumGoRelease string = "go1.13"
+const MinimumGoRelease string = "go1.18"
 
 // YDBHandlerFlag type is the flag type passed to yottadb.RegisterSignalNotify() to indicate when or if the driver should run the
 // YottaDB signal handler.