diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 6f9c874b..cf45a584 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
       with:
-        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+        go-version: 1.23.x
         cache-dependency-path: |
           **/go.sum
           **/go.mod
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
         with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version: 1.23.x
           cache-dependency-path: |
             **/go.sum
             **/go.mod
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml b/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
index e932972e..a88d502f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
         with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version: 1.23.x
           cache-dependency-path: |
             **/go.sum
             **/go.mod
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan.yml b/.github/workflows/scan.yml
index 685c4a2c..dfa695a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scan.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
         with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version: 1.23.x
           cache-dependency-path: |
             **/go.sum
             **/go.mod
diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 4cf26ac4..7ed3e200 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ If any of the above dependencies are not present on your system, the first invoc
 ## How to run the test suite
 
 Prerequisites:
-* Go >= 1.20
+* Go >= 1.23
 
 You can run the test suite by simply doing
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d6ef083d..29ce75fd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ARG BASE_VARIANT=alpine
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.22
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.23
 ARG XX_VERSION=1.4.0
 
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM tonistiigi/xx:${XX_VERSION} AS xx
diff --git a/tests/fuzz/Dockerfile.builder b/tests/fuzz/Dockerfile.builder
index 47262eec..44c1bc9c 100644
--- a/tests/fuzz/Dockerfile.builder
+++ b/tests/fuzz/Dockerfile.builder
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 FROM gcr.io/oss-fuzz-base/base-builder-go
 
-RUN wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz \
+RUN wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.23.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz \
     && mkdir temp-go \
     && rm -rf /root/.go/* \
-    && tar -C temp-go/ -xzf go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz \
+    && tar -C temp-go/ -xzf go1.23.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz \
     && mv temp-go/go/* /root/.go/
 
 ENV SRC=$GOPATH/src/github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller