diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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index f9b85c90cca3..0fee5bcdb5d2 100644
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/functional_verified.yml b/.github/workflows/functional_verified.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/minikube-image-benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/minikube-image-benchmark.yml
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--- a/.github/workflows/minikube-image-benchmark.yml
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/time-to-k8s-public-chart.yml b/.github/workflows/time-to-k8s-public-chart.yml
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index b621b9cc7fba..411562f00fb0 100644
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/translations.yml b/.github/workflows/translations.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-buildkit-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-buildkit-version.yml
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--- a/.github/workflows/update-buildkit-version.yml
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-calico-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-calico-version.yml
index 1d86abf0d960..1d6c8dd6d3ba 100644
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-cloud-spanner-emulator-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-cloud-spanner-emulator-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-cni-plugins-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-cni-plugins-version.yml
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-containerd-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-containerd-version.yml
index ac342e570446..658143f98811 100644
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-cri-dockerd-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-cri-dockerd-version.yml
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
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index 8f7e3fe4e8b2..880d15bdc9ee 100644
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-crictl-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-crictl-version.yml
index 30d23f005ccb..67b7b1290270 100644
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-docker-buildx-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-docker-buildx-version.yml
index 3b08b544ed66..7221c77fd83b 100644
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-docker-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-docker-version.yml
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--- a/.github/workflows/update-docker-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-docsy-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-docsy-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-flannel-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-flannel-version.yml
index 3b933c43fcda..be1da2153d7b 100644
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-gcp-auth-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-gcp-auth-version.yml
index d6a3f81263b1..a314adb57fec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-gcp-auth-version.yml
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-gh-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-gh-version.yml
index d1a5f388b2f2..66c0ac3f67c7 100644
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-go-github-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-go-github-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-golang-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-golang-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-golint-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-golint-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-gopogh-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-gopogh-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-gotestsum-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-gotestsum-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-hugo-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-hugo-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-ingress-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-ingress-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-inspektor-gadget-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-inspektor-gadget-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-iso-image-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/update-iso-image-versions.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-k8s-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/update-k8s-versions.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-kindnetd-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-kindnetd-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-kubeadm-constants.yml b/.github/workflows/update-kubeadm-constants.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-kubernetes-versions-list.yml b/.github/workflows/update-kubernetes-versions-list.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-metrics-server-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-metrics-server-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-nerdctl-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-nerdctl-version.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-nerdctld-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-nerdctld-version.yml
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index 3e05da80ce18..7a3ce4f6c138 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-nvidia-device-plugin-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-nvidia-device-plugin-version.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 10 * * 1"
 env:
   GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
-  GO_VERSION: '1.21.4'
+  GO_VERSION: '1.21.5'
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-registry-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-registry-version.yml
index a7645d6ea8d8..e9d9082e9026 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-registry-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-registry-version.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 10 * * 1"
 env:
   GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
-  GO_VERSION: '1.21.4'
+  GO_VERSION: '1.21.5'
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-runc-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-runc-version.yml
index 8212577672da..6a2af2b26b19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-runc-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-runc-version.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 10 * * 2"
 env:
   GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
-  GO_VERSION: '1.21.4'
+  GO_VERSION: '1.21.5'
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-ubuntu-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-ubuntu-version.yml
index 63457c7679f2..b6c8f9cfca68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-ubuntu-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-ubuntu-version.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 10 * * 1"
 env:
   GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
-  GO_VERSION: '1.21.4'
+  GO_VERSION: '1.21.5'
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/yearly-leaderboard.yml b/.github/workflows/yearly-leaderboard.yml
index d205ac771fa0..82d63be5fbd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yearly-leaderboard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yearly-leaderboard.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 0 2 * *"
 env:
   GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
-  GO_VERSION: '1.21.4'
+  GO_VERSION: '1.21.5'
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2eec027a05a0..96744a3dc924 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ RPM_REVISION ?= 0
 
 # used by hack/jenkins/release_build_and_upload.sh and KVM_BUILD_IMAGE, see also BUILD_IMAGE below
 # update this only by running `make update-golang-version`
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.21.4
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.21.5
 # update this only by running `make update-golang-version`
 GO_K8S_VERSION_PREFIX ?= v1.29.0
 
diff --git a/deploy/addons/auto-pause/Dockerfile b/deploy/addons/auto-pause/Dockerfile
index 4266cc8a82c2..176bcd7ec8e4 100644
--- a/deploy/addons/auto-pause/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/addons/auto-pause/Dockerfile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-FROM golang:1.21.4
+FROM golang:1.21.5
 ADD auto-pause-hook /auto-pause-hook
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/go.hash b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/go.hash
index 9b00ea559116..46b53b73ea87 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/go.hash
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/go.hash
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ sha256  bfa36bf75e9a1e9cbbdb9abcf9d1707e479bd3a07880a8ae3564caee5711cb99  go1.21
 sha256  45e59de173baec39481854490d665b726cec3e5b159f6b4172e5ec7780b2c201  go1.21.2.src.tar.gz
 sha256  186f2b6f8c8b704e696821b09ab2041a5c1ee13dcbc3156a13adcf75931ee488  go1.21.3.src.tar.gz
 sha256  47b26a83d2b65a3c1c1bcace273b69bee49a7a7b5168a7604ded3d26a37bd787  go1.21.4.src.tar.gz
+sha256  285cbbdf4b6e6e62ed58f370f3f6d8c30825d6e56c5853c66d3c23bcdb09db19  go1.21.5.src.tar.gz
diff --git a/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile b/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
index dab232038134..db5efa9a0279 100644
--- a/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # this ARG needs to be global to use it in `FROM` & is updated for new versions of ubuntu:jammy-*
 ARG UBUNTU_JAMMY_IMAGE="ubuntu:jammy-20231128"
 # multi-stage docker build so we can build auto-pause for arm64
-FROM golang:1.21.4 as auto-pause
+FROM golang:1.21.5 as auto-pause
 WORKDIR /src
 # auto-pause depends on core minikube code so we need to pass the whole source code as the context
 # copy in the minimal amount of source code possible
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.ps1 b/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.ps1
index 7d6c51955546..7be73dea4faf 100644
--- a/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.ps1
+++ b/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.ps1
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ AddToPathIfMissing -pathToAdd "C:\Program Files\Go\bin" -scope "Machine"
 AddToPathIfMissing -pathToAdd "$HOME\go\bin" -scope "User"
 
 # Download Go
-$GoVersion = "1.21.4"
+$GoVersion = "1.21.5"
 $CurrentGo = go version
 if ((!$?) -or ($CurrentGo -NotLike "*$GoVersion*")) {
     (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("https://go.dev/dl/go$GoVersion.windows-amd64.zip", "$env:TEMP\golang.zip")
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh b/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh
index 2f4a23431a5c..201775922e40 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if (($# < 1)); then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-VERSION_TO_INSTALL=1.21.4
+VERSION_TO_INSTALL=1.21.5
 INSTALL_PATH=${1}
 
 function current_arch() {