diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yml
index 16ad3b69716c..88d6b442f182 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         run: Install-WindowsFeature -name Web-Server -IncludeManagementTools
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-mod-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index d3eaa812a330..3352e376b295 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: "~1.20.6"
+          go-version: ~1.20.11
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ jobs:
   unittest-matrix:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: ["~1.21.4", "~1.20.11"] # 1.20 is interpreted as 1.2 without quotes
+        go-version: ["~1.21.5", "~1.20.12"] # 1.20 is interpreted as 1.2 without quotes
         group:
           - receiver-0
           - receiver-1
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Mkdir bin and dist
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index 158b5f80d171..356a7155575a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 73a1f2e38589..53554a84f112 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index f560983c592a..e2e73d437bfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml
index 0fe7a85f7a4a..ff813d2f8cfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 6fcfd25eb8d3..3701fcf0043b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           path: opentelemetry-collector-contrib
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Prepare release for contrib
         working-directory: opentelemetry-collector-contrib
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prometheus-compliance-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/prometheus-compliance-tests.yml
index f0bdfabe3feb..029be30953e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prometheus-compliance-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prometheus-compliance-tests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           path: opentelemetry-collector-contrib
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml
index 29931ed2a91b..99b789f63e5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache