diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.12.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.12.nix
index 7a02bac3fda..d7bbd4eaf0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.12.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.12.nix
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   disallowedReferences = [ goBootstrap ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    branch = "1.11";
+    branch = "1.12";
     homepage = http://golang.org/;
     description = "The Go Programming language";
     license = licenses.bsd3;