diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index acbc2bf72b0aea84c5defbb57f1b7fe64edf48af..e5a6f57f8844673bac5247019a0d7928bb3c6340 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ lint:
     - golangci-lint run
 
 unit tests:
-  image: golang:1.17.7
+  image: golang:1.17.8
   stage: test
   tags:
     - amd64-docker
diff --git a/cmd/task/main.go b/cmd/task/main.go
index bf0479a66c51df69d0d0d3bbdb84e3c487051fa1..c1c990b580f337f3325e88973d5f99b103a4b378 100644
--- a/cmd/task/main.go
+++ b/cmd/task/main.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer logger.Sync() //nolint:errcheck
 
-	logger.Info("staring task service", zap.String("version", Version), zap.String("goa", goa.Version()))
+	logger.Info("start task service", zap.String("version", Version), zap.String("goa", goa.Version()))
 
 	// create services
 	var (