diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1bc61c0..9056c00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v3.3.0
       with:
-        go-version: "1.17"
+        go-version: "1.19"
         check-latest: true
     - name: Run golangci-lint
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3.2.0
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         go:
-        - "1.15"
-        - "1.16"
         - "1.17"
+        - "1.18"
+        - "1.19"
     steps:
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v3.3.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
index e2d2082..8eedd5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v3.3.0
       with:
-        go-version: "1.17"
+        go-version: "1.19"
         check-latest: true
     - name: Install cyclonedx-gomod
       uses: CycloneDX/gh-gomod-generate-sbom@v1
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8004027..0ddb887 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ generate:
 	go generate
 .PHONY: generate
 
+lint:
+	golangci-lint run
+.PHONY: lint
+
 all: clean build test
 .PHONY: all
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 557c93d..5f39b93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Also, checkout the [`examples`](./example_test.go) to get an idea of how this li
 |       < v0.4.0        |         1.14+         |           1.2            |
 |       == v0.4.0       |         1.14+         |           1.3            |
 |       >= v0.5.0       |         1.15+         |           1.4            |
-|       >= v0.7.0       |         1.15+         |         1.0-1.4          |
+|       >= v0.7.0       |         1.17+         |         1.0-1.4          |
 
 We're aiming to support all [officially supported](https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html#policy) Go versions, plus
 an additional older version.
diff --git a/encode_test.go b/encode_test.go
index 5a5a761..f4546d4 100644
--- a/encode_test.go
+++ b/encode_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -110,13 +109,13 @@ func TestXmlBOMEncoder_SetPretty(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestJsonBOMEncoder_EncodeVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run(SpecVersion1_0.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
-		err := NewBOMEncoder(ioutil.Discard, BOMFileFormatJSON).EncodeVersion(NewBOM(), SpecVersion1_0)
+		err := NewBOMEncoder(io.Discard, BOMFileFormatJSON).EncodeVersion(NewBOM(), SpecVersion1_0)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "not supported")
 	})
 
 	t.Run(SpecVersion1_1.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
-		err := NewBOMEncoder(ioutil.Discard, BOMFileFormatJSON).EncodeVersion(NewBOM(), SpecVersion1_1)
+		err := NewBOMEncoder(io.Discard, BOMFileFormatJSON).EncodeVersion(NewBOM(), SpecVersion1_1)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "not supported")
 	})
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4c39f7d..5a889bb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 module github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go
 
-go 1.15
+go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/bradleyjkemp/cupaloy/v2 v2.8.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0
 )
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)