diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ead07e351..5275b0397 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ executors:
     working_directory: '/go/src/github.com/influxdata/telegraf'
     resource_class: large
     docker:
-      - image: 'quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.18.3'
+      - image: 'quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.18.4'
     environment:
       GOFLAGS: -p=4
   mac:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 958006a39..9748a1d6d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ plugins/parsers/influx/machine.go: plugins/parsers/influx/machine.go.rl
 
 .PHONY: ci
 ci:
-	docker build -t quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.18.3 - < scripts/ci.docker
-	docker push quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.18.3
+	docker build -t quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.18.4 - < scripts/ci.docker
+	docker push quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.18.4
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: $(buildbin)
diff --git a/docs/developers/PACKAGING.md b/docs/developers/PACKAGING.md
index d3e5780cc..0342459f3 100644
--- a/docs/developers/PACKAGING.md
+++ b/docs/developers/PACKAGING.md
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ Telegraf will be built using the latest version of Go whenever possible.
 
 Incrementing the version is maintained by the core Telegraf team because it requires access to an internal docker repository that hosts the docker CI images. When a new version is released, the following process is followed:
 
-1. Within the `Makefile` and `.circleci\config.yml` update the Go versions to the new version number
+1. Within the `Makefile`, `.circleci\config.yml`, and `scripts/ci.docker` files
+  update the Go versions to the new version number
 2. Run `make ci`, this requires quay.io internal permissions
-3. The files `scripts\installgo_linux.sh`, `scripts\installgo_mac.sh`, and `scripts\installgo_windows.sh` need to be updated as well with the new Go version and SHA
-4. Create a pull request with these new changes, and verify the CI passes and uses the new docker image
+3. The files `scripts\installgo_linux.sh`, `scripts\installgo_mac.sh`, and
+  `scripts\installgo_windows.sh` need to be updated as well with the new Go
+  version and SHA
+4. Create a pull request with these new changes, and verify the CI passes and
+  uses the new docker image
 
 See the [previous PRs](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/search?q=chore+update+go&type=commits) as examples.
 
diff --git a/scripts/ci.docker b/scripts/ci.docker
index 44955ae05..3a364c2ba 100644
--- a/scripts/ci.docker
+++ b/scripts/ci.docker
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.18.3
+FROM golang:1.18.4
 
 RUN chmod -R 755 "$GOPATH"
 
diff --git a/scripts/installgo_linux.sh b/scripts/installgo_linux.sh
index ad15d0a04..b692e42d9 100644
--- a/scripts/installgo_linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/installgo_linux.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 set -eux
 
-GO_VERSION="1.18.3"
+GO_VERSION="1.18.4"
 GO_ARCH="linux-amd64"
 # from https://golang.org/dl
-GO_VERSION_SHA="956f8507b302ab0bb747613695cdae10af99bbd39a90cae522b7c0302cc27245"
+GO_VERSION_SHA="c9b099b68d93f5c5c8a8844a89f8db07eaa58270e3a1e01804f17f4cf8df02f5"
 
 # Download Go and verify Go tarball
 setup_go () {
diff --git a/scripts/installgo_mac.sh b/scripts/installgo_mac.sh
index f4508090c..ae1fb5e3b 100644
--- a/scripts/installgo_mac.sh
+++ b/scripts/installgo_mac.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 set -eux
 
 ARCH=$(uname -m)
-GO_VERSION="1.18.3"
+GO_VERSION="1.18.4"
 if [ "$ARCH" = 'arm64' ]; then
     GO_ARCH="darwin-arm64"
-    GO_VERSION_SHA="40ecd383c941cc9f0682e6a6f2a333539d58c7dea15c842434d03afafe2f7242" # from https://golang.org/dl
+    GO_VERSION_SHA="04eed623d5143ffa44965b618b509e0beccccfd3a4a1bfebc0cdbcf906046769" # from https://golang.org/dl
 elif [ "$ARCH" = 'x86_64' ]; then
     GO_ARCH="darwin-amd64"
-    GO_VERSION_SHA="d9dcf8fc35da54c6f259be41954783a9f4984945a855d03a003a7fd6ea4c5ca1" # from https://golang.org/dl
+    GO_VERSION_SHA="315e1a2b21a827c68da1b7f492b5dcbe81d8df8a79ebe50922df9588893f87f0" # from https://golang.org/dl
 fi
 
 # This path is cachable. (Saving in /usr/local/ would cause issues restoring the cache.)
diff --git a/scripts/installgo_windows.sh b/scripts/installgo_windows.sh
index aeecd435a..de05cc568 100644
--- a/scripts/installgo_windows.sh
+++ b/scripts/installgo_windows.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -eux
 
-GO_VERSION="1.18.3"
+GO_VERSION="1.18.4"
 
 setup_go () {
     choco upgrade golang --allow-downgrade --version=${GO_VERSION}