diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 986a6253a..c18bf2bfa 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   # TODO: Make builds for all platforms where Pocket Core is expected to run
   build:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/go:1.18
+      - image: cimg/go:1.19
         environment:
           GO111MODULE: "on"
     resource_class: medium+
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
   # TODO: Expand the testing capabilities
   test:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/go:1.18
+      - image: cimg/go:1.19
         environment:
           GO111MODULE: "on"
     working_directory: /home/circleci/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
   # Job to trigger the Pocket Core deployments CI with a specific branch
   trigger-pocket-core-deployments-branches:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/go:1.18
+      - image: cimg/go:1.19
         environment:
           GO111MODULE: "on"
     working_directory: /home/circleci/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ jobs:
       # Trigger Pocket Core deployments CI
       - run:
           name: Trigger Pocket Core Deployment build using branch.
-          command: "sh .circleci/trigger.sh ${POCKET_CORE_DEPLOYMENTS_TRIGGER_API_KEY} ${CIRCLE_BRANCH} 1.18 staging"
+          command: "sh .circleci/trigger.sh ${POCKET_CORE_DEPLOYMENTS_TRIGGER_API_KEY} ${CIRCLE_BRANCH} 1.19 staging"
   # Job to trigger the Pocket Core deployments CI with a specific tag
   trigger-pocket-core-deployments-tags:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/go:1.18
+      - image: cimg/go:1.19
         environment:
           GO111MODULE: "on"
     working_directory: /home/circleci/go/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       # Trigger Pocket Core deployments CI
       - run:
           name: Trigger Pocket Core Deployment build using tags.
-          command: "sh .circleci/trigger.sh ${POCKET_CORE_DEPLOYMENTS_TRIGGER_API_KEY} ${CIRCLE_TAG} 1.18 staging"
+          command: "sh .circleci/trigger.sh ${POCKET_CORE_DEPLOYMENTS_TRIGGER_API_KEY} ${CIRCLE_TAG} 1.19 staging"
 
 # Workflow definitions
 workflows:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c26dadc5..169e03a33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Official golang implementation of the Pocket Network Protocol.
 <div>
   <a href="https://godoc.org/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/godoc-reference-blue.svg"/></a>
   <a href="https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core"><img src="https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core"/></a>
-  <a href="https://golang.org"><img  src="https://img.shields.io/badge/golang-v1.18-red.svg"/></a>
+  <a href="https://golang.org"><img  src="https://img.shields.io/badge/golang-v1.19-red.svg"/></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/tools/godep" ><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/godep-dependency-71a3d9.svg"/></a>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/app/cmd/cli/root.go b/app/cmd/cli/root.go
index b3bedcd09..0e5ba5ebc 100644
--- a/app/cmd/cli/root.go
+++ b/app/cmd/cli/root.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ var (
 	useCache               bool
 	forceSetValidatorsLean bool
 	useLean                bool
+	memoryLimit            int64
 )
 
 var CLIVersion = app.AppVersion
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ func init() {
 	startCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&profileApp, "profileApp", false, "expose cpu & memory profiling")
 	startCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&useCache, "useCache", false, "use cache")
 	startCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&forceSetValidatorsLean, "forceSetValidators", false, "reads your lean_pocket_user_key_file (lean_nodes_keys.json) and updates your last signed state/validator files before starting your node")
+	startCmd.Flags().Int64Var(&memoryLimit, "memoryLimit", 0, "number of bytes that on go 1.19 limits the amount of memory available for the process, 0 is unlimited, 8589934592 is 8gb")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(startCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(resetCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(version)
@@ -84,6 +87,11 @@ var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func start(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	// should be realistically at least 1gb
+	if memoryLimit > 1000000000 {
+		debug.SetMemoryLimit(memoryLimit)
+	}
+
 	var genesisType app.GenesisType
 	if mainnet && testnet {
 		fmt.Println("cannot run with mainnet and testnet genesis simultaneously, please choose one")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 48426a6cf..d18447887 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/alitto/pond v1.8.1