diff --git a/hooks/pre_build b/hooks/pre_build
index 476077e7f..48a9c98f2 100644
--- a/hooks/pre_build
+++ b/hooks/pre_build
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ echo "=> Building the CoreDNS binary"
 docker run \
   -v $(pwd):/go/src/github.com/coredns/coredns \
   -w /go/src/github.com/coredns/coredns \
-  golang:1.8.0 \
+  golang:1.9 \
   make