diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 07c31a05..c4dd5d31 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ language: go
 dist: xenial
 
 go:
-  - 1.11.x
+  - 1.12.x
 
 env:
   global:
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ before_install:
   ## checkers
   - go get -v golang.org/x/lint/golint
   - go get -v github.com/fzipp/gocyclo
+  - go get -v golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/shadow/cmd/shadow
   ## hack for building on forks
   - repo=`basename $PWD`; src=`dirname $PWD`; dest="`dirname $src`/intel"
   - if [[ "$src" != "$dest" ]]; then mv "$src" "$dest"; cd ../../intel/$repo; export TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR=`dirname $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR`/$repo; fi
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 63d9a928..8ebbd1fb 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pipeline {
     RUNC_VERSION="v1.0.0-rc8"
     CRIO_VERSION="v1.14.6"
     BUILDAH_VERSION="v1.10.0"
-    GO_VERSION="1.11.11"
+    GO_VERSION="1.12.8"
     GO_TAR="go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
     GOROOT="/usr/local/go"
     GOPATH="/tmp/go"
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pipeline {
             sh "cp -rf ${env.WORKSPACE} $REPO_DIR"
             dir(path: "$REPO_DIR") {
               sh "go get -v golang.org/x/lint/golint"
+              sh "go get -v golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/shadow/cmd/shadow"
               sh "go get -v github.com/fzipp/gocyclo"
             }
           }
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5c83cea..bb159fc2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ format:
 	@report=`$(GOFMT) -s -d -w $$(find cmd pkg -name \*.go)` ; if [ -n "$$report" ]; then echo "$$report"; exit 1; fi
 
 vet:
-	@$(GO) vet -v -shadow $(pkgs)
+	@$(GO) vet -v -vettool=$$(which shadow) $(pkgs)
 
 cyclomatic-check:
 	@report=`$(GOCYCLO) -over 15 cmd pkg`; if [ -n "$$report" ]; then echo "Complexity is over 15 in"; echo $$report; exit 1; fi