diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile.template
index 79c55d5e56a..c908a638edc 100644
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile.template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   # limitations under the License.
   
-  FROM golang:latest
+  FROM golang:1.11
   
   <%include file="../../go_path.include"/>
   <%include file="../../python_deps.include"/>
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile
index b136259ce90..e5e68943a4b 100644
--- a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM golang:latest
+FROM golang:1.11
 
 # Using login shell removes Go from path, so we add it.
 RUN ln -s /usr/local/go/bin/go /usr/local/bin