diff --git a/tests/e2e/go.mod b/tests/e2e/go.mod
index 15cfc85e1..563cf7a10 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/go.mod
+++ b/tests/e2e/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/banzaicloud/koperator/tests/e2e
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	emperror.dev/errors v0.8.1