diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 7b14127..86110ad 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Notable changes between releases.
 
 ## Latest
 
+* Update minimum Go version from v1.17 to v1.18
+
 ## v0.2.0
 
 * Fix `go.mod` to include `gorilla/securecookie` ([#7](https://github.com/dghubble/sessions/pull/7))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b5c4f55..1143de1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# sessions [![GoDoc](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/dghubble/sessions.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/dghubble/sessions) [![Workflow](https://github.com/dghubble/sessions/actions/workflows/test.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/dghubble/sessions/actions/workflows/test.yaml?query=branch%3Amain) [![Sponsors](https://img.shields.io/github/sponsors/dghubble?logo=github)](https://github.com/sponsors/dghubble) [![Twitter](https://img.shields.io/badge/twitter-follow-1da1f2?logo=twitter)](https://twitter.com/dghubble)
+# sessions [![GoDoc](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/dghubble/sessions.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/dghubble/sessions) [![Workflow](https://github.com/dghubble/sessions/actions/workflows/test.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/dghubble/sessions/actions/workflows/test.yaml?query=branch%3Amain) [![Sponsors](https://img.shields.io/github/sponsors/dghubble?logo=github)](https://github.com/sponsors/dghubble) [![Mastodon](https://img.shields.io/badge/follow-news-6364ff?logo=mastodon)](https://fosstodon.org/@typhoon)
 
 Package `sessions` provides minimalist Go sessions, backed by `securecookie` or database stores.
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 831a8c4..cf33bf0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/dghubble/sessions
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.1