diff --git a/build/ci-notes.md b/build/ci-notes.md
index ba27cdb1d7..13e1fd2307 100644
--- a/build/ci-notes.md
+++ b/build/ci-notes.md
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ variables `PPA_SIGNING_KEY` and `PPA_SSH_KEY` on Travis.
 We want to build go-ethereum with the most recent version of Go, irrespective of the Go
 version that is available in the main Ubuntu repository. In order to make this possible,
 our PPA depends on the ~gophers/ubuntu/archive PPA. Our source package build-depends on
-golang-1.10, which is co-installable alongside the regular golang package. PPA dependencies
+golang-1.11, which is co-installable alongside the regular golang package. PPA dependencies
 can be edited at https://launchpad.net/%7Eethereum/+archive/ubuntu/ethereum/+edit-dependencies
 
 ## Building Packages Locally (for testing)
 
 You need to run Ubuntu to do test packaging.
 
-Add the gophers PPA and install Go 1.10 and Debian packaging tools:
+Add the gophers PPA and install Go 1.11 and Debian packaging tools:
 
     $ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:gophers/ubuntu/archive
     $ sudo apt-get update
-    $ sudo apt-get install build-essential golang-1.10 devscripts debhelper python-bzrlib python-paramiko
+    $ sudo apt-get install build-essential golang-1.11 devscripts debhelper python-bzrlib python-paramiko
 
 Create the source packages:
 
diff --git a/build/deb/ethereum-swarm/deb.control b/build/deb/ethereum-swarm/deb.control
index 8cd325bf55..b0ced141b6 100644
--- a/build/deb/ethereum-swarm/deb.control
+++ b/build/deb/ethereum-swarm/deb.control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: {{.Name}}
 Section: science
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: {{.Author}}
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8.0.0), golang-1.10
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8.0.0), golang-1.11
 Standards-Version: 3.9.5
 Homepage: https://ethereum.org
 Vcs-Git: git://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum.git
diff --git a/build/deb/ethereum-swarm/deb.rules b/build/deb/ethereum-swarm/deb.rules
index 7f286569ea..98e2ab030e 100644
--- a/build/deb/ethereum-swarm/deb.rules
+++ b/build/deb/ethereum-swarm/deb.rules
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
-	build/env.sh /usr/lib/go-1.10/bin/go run build/ci.go install -git-commit={{.Env.Commit}} -git-branch={{.Env.Branch}} -git-tag={{.Env.Tag}} -buildnum={{.Env.Buildnum}} -pull-request={{.Env.IsPullRequest}}
+	build/env.sh /usr/lib/go-1.11/bin/go run build/ci.go install -git-commit={{.Env.Commit}} -git-branch={{.Env.Branch}} -git-tag={{.Env.Tag}} -buildnum={{.Env.Buildnum}} -pull-request={{.Env.IsPullRequest}}
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
 
diff --git a/build/deb/ethereum/deb.control b/build/deb/ethereum/deb.control
index defb106fe3..018067a19d 100644
--- a/build/deb/ethereum/deb.control
+++ b/build/deb/ethereum/deb.control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: {{.Name}}
 Section: science
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: {{.Author}}
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8.0.0), golang-1.10
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8.0.0), golang-1.11
 Standards-Version: 3.9.5
 Homepage: https://ethereum.org
 Vcs-Git: git://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum.git
diff --git a/build/deb/ethereum/deb.rules b/build/deb/ethereum/deb.rules
index 7f286569ea..98e2ab030e 100644
--- a/build/deb/ethereum/deb.rules
+++ b/build/deb/ethereum/deb.rules
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
-	build/env.sh /usr/lib/go-1.10/bin/go run build/ci.go install -git-commit={{.Env.Commit}} -git-branch={{.Env.Branch}} -git-tag={{.Env.Tag}} -buildnum={{.Env.Buildnum}} -pull-request={{.Env.IsPullRequest}}
+	build/env.sh /usr/lib/go-1.11/bin/go run build/ci.go install -git-commit={{.Env.Commit}} -git-branch={{.Env.Branch}} -git-tag={{.Env.Tag}} -buildnum={{.Env.Buildnum}} -pull-request={{.Env.IsPullRequest}}
 
 override_dh_auto_test: