diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-milestone.yaml b/.github/workflows/link-milestone.yaml
index d40c399f5f54..d5223da0ed5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-milestone.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-milestone.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@fac708d6674e30b6ba41289acaab6d4b75aa0753 # v4.0.1
         with:
-          go-version: '1.19.3'
+          go-version-file: ./.go-version
       - run: |
           go install github.com/stephybun/link-milestone@latest
           link-milestone
diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 1b92e588b794..ae45fe86ffb2 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.19.3
+1.20.5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8b87b4b934b1..8456037f963f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@ require (
 	software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12 v0.2.0 // indirect
 )
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20