diff --git a/test/images/Makefile b/test/images/Makefile
index 0487d7476e9..fc6e0999e9a 100644
--- a/test/images/Makefile
+++ b/test/images/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ REGISTRY ?= registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images
 GOARM ?= 7
 DOCKER_CERT_BASE_PATH ?=
 QEMUVERSION=v5.1.0-2
-GOLANG_VERSION=1.19rc2
+GOLANG_VERSION=1.19
 export
 
 ifndef WHAT