diff --git a/src/goLanguageServer.ts b/src/goLanguageServer.ts
index 69b80884d1..bb0be8d75c 100644
--- a/src/goLanguageServer.ts
+++ b/src/goLanguageServer.ts
@@ -1072,6 +1072,12 @@ export async function shouldUpdateLanguageServer(
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	// If the Go version is too old, don't update.
+	const goVersion = await getGoVersion();
+	if (!goVersion || (tool.minimumGoVersion && goVersion.lt(tool.minimumGoVersion.format()))) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	// First, run the "gopls version" command and parse its results.
 	// TODO(rstambler): Confirm that the gopls binary's modtime matches the
 	// modtime in the config. Update it if needed.
diff --git a/src/goToolsInformation.ts b/src/goToolsInformation.ts
index 5df956c169..f24125a1a7 100644
--- a/src/goToolsInformation.ts
+++ b/src/goToolsInformation.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export const allToolsInformation: { [key: string]: Tool } = {
 		isImportant: true,
 		description: 'Language Server from Google',
 		usePrereleaseInPreviewMode: true,
-		minimumGoVersion: semver.coerce('1.12'),
+		minimumGoVersion: semver.coerce('1.13'),
 		latestVersion: semver.parse('v0.7.5'),
 		latestVersionTimestamp: moment('2022-01-18', 'YYYY-MM-DD'),
 		latestPrereleaseVersion: semver.parse('v0.7.5'),
diff --git a/test/testdata/helloWorldServer/go.mod b/test/testdata/helloWorldServer/go.mod
index 602e8b29cc..64a8a23a37 100644
--- a/test/testdata/helloWorldServer/go.mod
+++ b/test/testdata/helloWorldServer/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module hello-world
 
-go 1.12
+go 1.13
diff --git a/tools/allTools.ts.in b/tools/allTools.ts.in
index b08805419b..237c9eb016 100644
--- a/tools/allTools.ts.in
+++ b/tools/allTools.ts.in
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export const allToolsInformation: { [key: string]: Tool } = {
 		isImportant: true,
 		description: 'Language Server from Google',
 		usePrereleaseInPreviewMode: true,
-		minimumGoVersion: semver.coerce('1.12'),
+		minimumGoVersion: semver.coerce('1.13'),
 		latestVersion: semver.parse('%s'),
 		latestVersionTimestamp: moment('%s', 'YYYY-MM-DD'),
 		latestPrereleaseVersion: semver.parse('%s'),