diff --git a/build/jenkins_e2e.sh b/build/jenkins_e2e.sh
index b0ba8695..bd895003 100755
--- a/build/jenkins_e2e.sh
+++ b/build/jenkins_e2e.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fi
 docker run --rm \
        -w "/go/src/github.com/google/cadvisor" \
        -v "${GOPATH}/src/github.com/google/cadvisor:/go/src/github.com/google/cadvisor" \
-       golang:1.7 make all test-runner
+       golang:1.8 make all test-runner
 
 # Nodes that are currently stable. When tests fail on a specific node, and the failure is not remedied within a week, that node will be removed from this list.
 golden_nodes=(