diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cb550bf57..6c3a6049f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 all: build
 .PHONY: all
 
+GOVERSION:=$(shell go version | cut -d' ' -f 3 | cut -d. -f 2)
+ifeq ($(shell expr $(GOVERSION) \< 13), 1)
+$(warning Your Golang version is go 1.$(GOVERSION))
+$(error Update Golang to version $(shell grep '^go' go.mod))
+endif
 
 # git modules that need to be loaded
 MODULES:=