diff --git a/cli-plugins/manager/error.go b/cli-plugins/manager/error.go
index ae66fb6b03..4e1c3a2914 100644
--- a/cli-plugins/manager/error.go
+++ b/cli-plugins/manager/error.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package manager
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/cli.go b/cli/command/cli.go
index ae2d6c93e2..aa3b28d581 100644
--- a/cli/command/cli.go
+++ b/cli/command/cli.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/config/inspect.go b/cli/command/config/inspect.go
index f795f85bc8..35ebbf6022 100644
--- a/cli/command/config/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/config/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package config
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/container/inspect.go b/cli/command/container/inspect.go
index 2d1d96c18a..223898ef89 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package container
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/context.go b/cli/command/context.go
index 9353e12cdf..a82c8a7d64 100644
--- a/cli/command/context.go
+++ b/cli/command/context.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/context/create.go b/cli/command/context/create.go
index b72d1c1c6c..1c93a1881a 100644
--- a/cli/command/context/create.go
+++ b/cli/command/context/create.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package context
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/context/create_test.go b/cli/command/context/create_test.go
index bb5370d0d4..3a7cb23825 100644
--- a/cli/command/context/create_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/context/create_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package context
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/context/inspect.go b/cli/command/context/inspect.go
index caf42555d1..20dc78a19d 100644
--- a/cli/command/context/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/context/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package context
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/context_test.go b/cli/command/context_test.go
index 333bbbcb7f..32766d9998 100644
--- a/cli/command/context_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/context_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/defaultcontextstore.go b/cli/command/defaultcontextstore.go
index d0a46c61a2..6783c54c93 100644
--- a/cli/command/defaultcontextstore.go
+++ b/cli/command/defaultcontextstore.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/defaultcontextstore_test.go b/cli/command/defaultcontextstore_test.go
index 83094a4ea2..5cedb3e96f 100644
--- a/cli/command/defaultcontextstore_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/defaultcontextstore_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/container.go b/cli/command/formatter/container.go
index 76eecd2c23..84765c73b4 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/container.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/container.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package formatter
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/container_test.go b/cli/command/formatter/container_test.go
index 3be931aeab..7087cb92e1 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/container_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/container_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package formatter
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/custom.go b/cli/command/formatter/custom.go
index dac42e4b06..2aec2d1d62 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/custom.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/custom.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package formatter
 
 import "strings"
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/formatter.go b/cli/command/formatter/formatter.go
index 3f214b66aa..fe64d9c1d6 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/formatter.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/formatter.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package formatter
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/formatter_test.go b/cli/command/formatter/formatter_test.go
index 1ee328a00e..ab3e980a87 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/formatter_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/formatter_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package formatter
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/reflect.go b/cli/command/formatter/reflect.go
index 990b9d2202..3181428aab 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/reflect.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/reflect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package formatter
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/reflect_test.go b/cli/command/formatter/reflect_test.go
index 74afb92e93..286d12cb1b 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/reflect_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/reflect_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package formatter
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/volume_test.go b/cli/command/formatter/volume_test.go
index 26e6361dae..5d48d93903 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/volume_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/volume_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package formatter
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/idresolver/idresolver.go b/cli/command/idresolver/idresolver.go
index 3ba6eacf5f..fc4a70787a 100644
--- a/cli/command/idresolver/idresolver.go
+++ b/cli/command/idresolver/idresolver.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package idresolver
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/image/inspect.go b/cli/command/image/inspect.go
index b3bd28dd13..6105f360dd 100644
--- a/cli/command/image/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/image/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package image
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/inspect/inspector.go b/cli/command/inspect/inspector.go
index 15078cc0d1..491408853e 100644
--- a/cli/command/inspect/inspector.go
+++ b/cli/command/inspect/inspector.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package inspect
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/network/formatter_test.go b/cli/command/network/formatter_test.go
index 301428cd9a..57be812ed5 100644
--- a/cli/command/network/formatter_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/network/formatter_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package network
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/network/inspect.go b/cli/command/network/inspect.go
index c4d87bb58e..cb91847427 100644
--- a/cli/command/network/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/network/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package network
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/node/formatter_test.go b/cli/command/node/formatter_test.go
index cd5a4f12c2..6e765ee97d 100644
--- a/cli/command/node/formatter_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/node/formatter_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package node
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/node/inspect.go b/cli/command/node/inspect.go
index acb3da97b9..39436e9254 100644
--- a/cli/command/node/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/node/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package node
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/plugin/formatter_test.go b/cli/command/plugin/formatter_test.go
index 85be3927a5..088f8efb61 100644
--- a/cli/command/plugin/formatter_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/plugin/formatter_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package plugin
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/plugin/inspect.go b/cli/command/plugin/inspect.go
index 5ef03fa8c8..2174beb69e 100644
--- a/cli/command/plugin/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/plugin/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package plugin
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/secret/inspect.go b/cli/command/secret/inspect.go
index 1210567f15..8b826db72b 100644
--- a/cli/command/secret/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/secret/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package secret
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/service/formatter_test.go b/cli/command/service/formatter_test.go
index 2c5db65911..2b1e19dcd9 100644
--- a/cli/command/service/formatter_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/service/formatter_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package service
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/service/inspect.go b/cli/command/service/inspect.go
index bb6ba54c9a..959e3f5377 100644
--- a/cli/command/service/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/service/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package service
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/service/inspect_test.go b/cli/command/service/inspect_test.go
index 7b6ab1998a..4d3924bcc7 100644
--- a/cli/command/service/inspect_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/service/inspect_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package service
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/service/opts.go b/cli/command/service/opts.go
index 0d96ea4ed5..2395832d1c 100644
--- a/cli/command/service/opts.go
+++ b/cli/command/service/opts.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package service
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/loader/loader.go b/cli/command/stack/loader/loader.go
index 692681b3d1..782275451d 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/loader/loader.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/loader/loader.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package loader
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/system/info.go b/cli/command/system/info.go
index 4088972057..349338fa11 100644
--- a/cli/command/system/info.go
+++ b/cli/command/system/info.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package system
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/system/inspect.go b/cli/command/system/inspect.go
index 4c136af8ad..4eb549b0a0 100644
--- a/cli/command/system/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/system/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package system
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/trust/inspect.go b/cli/command/trust/inspect.go
index 81994d085e..27c5dc304f 100644
--- a/cli/command/trust/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/trust/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package trust
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/utils.go b/cli/command/utils.go
index 622b67b98f..5c83efc986 100644
--- a/cli/command/utils.go
+++ b/cli/command/utils.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package command
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/command/volume/inspect.go b/cli/command/volume/inspect.go
index 5319fdbed9..9f1561ea6f 100644
--- a/cli/command/volume/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/volume/inspect.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package volume
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/interpolation/interpolation.go b/cli/compose/interpolation/interpolation.go
index f597b7552d..584ade8ad6 100644
--- a/cli/compose/interpolation/interpolation.go
+++ b/cli/compose/interpolation/interpolation.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package interpolation
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/interpolation/interpolation_test.go b/cli/compose/interpolation/interpolation_test.go
index 4b74dc352d..f33654affd 100644
--- a/cli/compose/interpolation/interpolation_test.go
+++ b/cli/compose/interpolation/interpolation_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package interpolation
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/loader/full-struct_test.go b/cli/compose/loader/full-struct_test.go
index a4937465bb..f93951ac29 100644
--- a/cli/compose/loader/full-struct_test.go
+++ b/cli/compose/loader/full-struct_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package loader
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/loader/interpolate.go b/cli/compose/loader/interpolate.go
index d04679d6d6..2468261487 100644
--- a/cli/compose/loader/interpolate.go
+++ b/cli/compose/loader/interpolate.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package loader
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/loader/loader.go b/cli/compose/loader/loader.go
index 0a7d852d20..c33bd9d114 100644
--- a/cli/compose/loader/loader.go
+++ b/cli/compose/loader/loader.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package loader
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/loader/loader_test.go b/cli/compose/loader/loader_test.go
index 9328c40204..94128ac465 100644
--- a/cli/compose/loader/loader_test.go
+++ b/cli/compose/loader/loader_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package loader
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/loader/merge.go b/cli/compose/loader/merge.go
index 624a0a2592..ab33ee61ab 100644
--- a/cli/compose/loader/merge.go
+++ b/cli/compose/loader/merge.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package loader
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/loader/merge_test.go b/cli/compose/loader/merge_test.go
index f49e5ef6d3..d0a1637498 100644
--- a/cli/compose/loader/merge_test.go
+++ b/cli/compose/loader/merge_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package loader
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/schema/schema.go b/cli/compose/schema/schema.go
index 7bf419cbc4..3ef704afa6 100644
--- a/cli/compose/schema/schema.go
+++ b/cli/compose/schema/schema.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package schema
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/schema/schema_test.go b/cli/compose/schema/schema_test.go
index 7f66207cc0..01fb98508d 100644
--- a/cli/compose/schema/schema_test.go
+++ b/cli/compose/schema/schema_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package schema
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/template/template.go b/cli/compose/template/template.go
index 37b764fe51..dd3acaf287 100644
--- a/cli/compose/template/template.go
+++ b/cli/compose/template/template.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package template
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/template/template_test.go b/cli/compose/template/template_test.go
index f67d6d7806..c29a26de55 100644
--- a/cli/compose/template/template_test.go
+++ b/cli/compose/template/template_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package template
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/compose/types/types.go b/cli/compose/types/types.go
index 992e79fff9..f6954ff7f0 100644
--- a/cli/compose/types/types.go
+++ b/cli/compose/types/types.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package types
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/context/store/metadata_test.go b/cli/context/store/metadata_test.go
index 5860ca96bd..6bc359bf89 100644
--- a/cli/context/store/metadata_test.go
+++ b/cli/context/store/metadata_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package store
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/context/store/metadatastore.go b/cli/context/store/metadatastore.go
index 01e6c0f21f..2bb6a20e8c 100644
--- a/cli/context/store/metadatastore.go
+++ b/cli/context/store/metadatastore.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package store
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/context/store/store.go b/cli/context/store/store.go
index 2884150a95..45bb76ce66 100644
--- a/cli/context/store/store.go
+++ b/cli/context/store/store.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package store
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/context/store/store_test.go b/cli/context/store/store_test.go
index ab180929d8..8896d137d8 100644
--- a/cli/context/store/store_test.go
+++ b/cli/context/store/store_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package store
 
 import (
diff --git a/cli/context/store/storeconfig.go b/cli/context/store/storeconfig.go
index d6111d93e5..7c2b42107b 100644
--- a/cli/context/store/storeconfig.go
+++ b/cli/context/store/storeconfig.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package store
 
 // TypeGetter is a func used to determine the concrete type of a context or
diff --git a/cli/context/store/storeconfig_test.go b/cli/context/store/storeconfig_test.go
index bb4069b8d8..36d52d2953 100644
--- a/cli/context/store/storeconfig_test.go
+++ b/cli/context/store/storeconfig_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package store
 
 import (
diff --git a/cmd/docker/builder_test.go b/cmd/docker/builder_test.go
index 774598b337..20cd88af49 100644
--- a/cmd/docker/builder_test.go
+++ b/cmd/docker/builder_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package main
 
 import (
diff --git a/templates/templates.go b/templates/templates.go
index c1366be1cd..993ac92f4c 100644
--- a/templates/templates.go
+++ b/templates/templates.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// FIXME(thaJeztah): remove once we are a module; the go:build directive prevents go from downgrading language version to go1.16:
+//go:build go1.19
+
 package templates
 
 import (