diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index f5b00dc262be..6681c8c19ab4 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.20.3
+1.19.8
diff --git a/changelog/_go-ver-1126.txt b/changelog/_go-ver-1126.txt
index 48c63ff472ba..7fd5dbd73428 100644
--- a/changelog/_go-ver-1126.txt
+++ b/changelog/_go-ver-1126.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ```release-note:change
-core: Bump Go version to 1.20.3.
+core: Bump Go version to 1.19.8.
 ```