diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cee5c81c8b65950195de4fd01b9f69ec751f036c..d6bc025f0a53e73944c74d36b7533457d6b7a772 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Release
     runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
     container:
-      image: iotmod/goreleaser-cgo-cross-compiler:1.13.5
+      image: iotmod/goreleaser-cgo-cross-compiler:1.4
       volumes: [/repo]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e7bc37ca3f75b146f08a87d482b4af246c5996df..cce7f4633be322f23e3e4a11b7c3a17c70a1ff68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.13
+    - name: Set up Go 1.14
       uses: actions/setup-go@v1
       with:
-        go-version: 1.13
+        go-version: 1.14
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 3d250a1508ccaca262b637b538442d7acf0195db..50e6ac8059d29423f2765a50a12e22658c92f9c9 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,9 @@ builds:
   - id: goshimmer-darwin-amd64
     binary: goshimmer
     env:
-      - CGO_ENABLED=1
-      - CC=o64-clang
-      - CXX=o64-clang++
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/cli.AppVersion={{.Version}}
-    flags:
-      - -tags=pow_avx
     main: main.go
     goos:
       - darwin
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fda2f8886206e1584c05d20f18a8a7cffd6c9b33..b786c9183033248e417ede246dd836e408294411 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # we need to use alpine to build since cgo is required
-FROM golang:1.13-alpine AS build
+FROM golang:1.14-alpine AS build
 RUN apk add --no-cache git gcc g++
 
 # Set the current Working Directory inside the container
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0fc5a332011783b0f344bdd9a11fdc1f4f250f0f..413e2183f36dad56efd6166d5c90b69dd090a25a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ If you want to build your own executable file, you need to follow these steps.
 
 #### Prerequisites
 
-To complete this guide, you need to have at least [version 1.13 of Go installed](https://golang.org/doc/install) on your device.
+To complete this guide, you need to have at least [version 1.14 of Go installed](https://golang.org/doc/install) on your device.
 
 To check if you have Go installed, run the following command: