diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 0645e1baf..7e3bef4b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: '1.22.4'
+        go-version-file: go.mod
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml
index 29eceecca..0db3d20ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install go version
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: '^1.22.4'
+        go-version-file: go.mod
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index 967062ca0..213b82d36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ jobs:
           cache: "pip"
           cache-dependency-path: "./docs/scripts/requirements.txt"
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-
       - run: |
           pip install -r docs/scripts/requirements.txt
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index 1e3cebf94..c5cfdcdb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: '1.22.4'
+        go-version-file: go.mod
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Lint
       run: |
-        curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.57.2
+        curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.60.1
         make lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging-image-tester.yaml b/.github/workflows/staging-image-tester.yaml
index e8e6277d3..30493a803 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging-image-tester.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging-image-tester.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: '1.22.4'
+        go-version-file: go.mod
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index be24ff476..5db43d867 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN=$(shell which controller-gen)
 endif
 
 golangci-lint:
-	@command -v golangci-lint > /dev/null || curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.57.2
+	@command -v golangci-lint > /dev/null || curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.60.1
 
 # Run the golangci-lint tool
 .PHONY: go-lint
diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
index 63f96d076..5f5ecb08d 100644
--- a/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ options:
   substitution_option: ALLOW_LOOSE
   machineType: 'N1_HIGHCPU_8'
 steps:
-  - name: 'docker.io/library/golang:1.22.4-bookworm'
+  - name: 'docker.io/library/golang:1.23-bookworm'
     entrypoint: make
     env:
       - VERSION=$_GIT_TAG
diff --git a/docs/contributing/getting-started.md b/docs/contributing/getting-started.md
index 3f09c927f..d656d6516 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/getting-started.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Quick Start
 
 - [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
-- [Go 1.22+](https://golang.org/dl/)
+- [Go 1.23+](https://golang.org/dl/)
 - [Go modules](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules)
 - [golangci-lint](https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint)
 - [ko](https://ko.build/)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e4fe1a4c3..c75b7d536 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/external-dns
 
-go 1.22.4
+go 1.23
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.5.0