diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index b8eeba90f..a72bc1843 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ bazel_skylib_workspace()
 
 http_archive(
     name = "bazel_gazelle",
-    sha256 = "de69a09dc70417580aabf20a28619bb3ef60d038470c7cf8442fafcf627c21cb",
+    sha256 = "5982e5463f171da99e3bdaeff8c0f48283a7a5f396ec5282910b9e8a49c0dd7e",
     urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.24.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.24.0.tar.gz",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.24.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.24.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.25.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.25.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.25.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.25.0.tar.gz",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ http_archive(
         # Expose internals of go_test for custom build transitions.
         "//third_party:io_bazel_rules_go_test.patch",
     ],
-    sha256 = "2b1641428dff9018f9e85c0384f03ec6c10660d935b750e3fa1492a281a53b0f",
+    sha256 = "f2dcd210c7095febe54b804bb1cd3a58fe8435a909db2ec04e31542631cf715c",
     urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.29.0/rules_go-v0.29.0.zip",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.29.0/rules_go-v0.29.0.zip",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.31.0/rules_go-v0.31.0.zip",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.31.0/rules_go-v0.31.0.zip",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_register_toolchains", "go_rules_depe
 go_rules_dependencies()
 
 go_register_toolchains(
-    go_version = "1.17.9",
+    go_version = "1.18.1",
     nogo = "@//:nogo",
 )
 
diff --git a/deps.bzl b/deps.bzl
index 4739b5f4e..18e3f2cd8 100644
--- a/deps.bzl
+++ b/deps.bzl
@@ -1244,6 +1244,13 @@ def prysm_deps():
         version = "v1.1.0",
     )
 
+    go_repository(
+        name = "com_github_gogo_protobuf",
+        importpath = "github.com/gogo/protobuf",
+        commit = "b03c65ea87cdc3521ede29f62fe3ce239267c1bc",
+        version = "v1.3.2",
+    )
+
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_golang_freetype",
         importpath = "github.com/golang/freetype",
@@ -2462,7 +2469,6 @@ def prysm_deps():
     )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_lucas_clemente_quic_go",
-        build_directives = ["gazelle:exclude internal/qtls/go118.go"],  # Remove this after go1.18 or later is supported in WORKSPACE.
         importpath = "github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go",
         sum = "h1:ALBQXr9UJ8A1LyzvceX4jd9QFsHvlI0RR6BkV16o00A=",
         version = "v0.26.0",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5a47d4621..eca775c37 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/jaeger v0.2.1
diff --git a/nogo_config.json b/nogo_config.json
index 1e0e0e8f2..fad268f3d 100644
--- a/nogo_config.json
+++ b/nogo_config.json
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
   },
   "composites": {
     "exclude_files": {
-      "external/.*": "Third party code"
+      "external/.*": "Third party code",
+      "validator/accounts/.*": "Fuzz",
+      "validator/accounts/wallet_recover_fuzz_test.go": "Fuzz code"
     }
   },
   "cgocall": {
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@
       "shared/mock/.*\\.go": "Mocks are OK",
       ".*/.*mock\\.go": "Mocks are OK",
       ".*/testmain\\.go": "Test runner generated code",
+      "validator/accounts/wallet_recover_fuzz_test.go": "Fuzz code",
       "proto/.*": "Generated protobuf related code",
       "tools/analyzers/properpermissions/testdata/.*": "Analyzer breaks rules"
     }
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@
     },
     "exclude_files": {
       ".*/.*_test\\.go": "Tests are OK to use weak crypto",
+      "external/.*": "Third party code",
       "crypto/rand/rand\\.go": "Abstracts CSPRNGs for common use",
       "shared/aggregation/testing/bitlistutils.go": "Test-only package"
     }
diff --git a/third_party/io_bazel_rules_go_test.patch b/third_party/io_bazel_rules_go_test.patch
index d94d6f496..632f21a97 100644
--- a/third_party/io_bazel_rules_go_test.patch
+++ b/third_party/io_bazel_rules_go_test.patch
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 diff --git a/go/private/rules/test.bzl b/go/private/rules/test.bzl
-index a7936ca9..cbfc996a 100644
+index a88ebcc9..f23b0dfb 100644
 --- a/go/private/rules/test.bzl
 +++ b/go/private/rules/test.bzl
-@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def _go_test_impl(ctx):
-         ),
+@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def _go_test_impl(ctx):
+         testing.TestEnvironment(env),
      ]
  
 -_go_test_kwargs = {
 +go_test_kwargs = {
      "implementation": _go_test_impl,
      "attrs": {
-         "data": attr.label_list(allow_files = True),
-@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ _go_test_kwargs = {
-     "toolchains": ["@io_bazel_rules_go//go:toolchain"],
+         "data": attr.label_list(
+@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ _go_test_kwargs = {
+     """,
  }
  
 -go_test = rule(**_go_test_kwargs)