diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index e28df912b..d9d659696 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         verify: true
         args: --timeout=30m
-        version: v1.63
+        version: v1.64
 
       # Run Spectral
     - name: Lint OpenAPI spec
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 24ee738ba..f81221dd5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ endif
 
 #? golangci-lint: Install golangci-lint tool
 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 v1.63.4
+	@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 v1.64.5
 
 #? golangci-lint-verify: Verify golangci-lint configuration
 golangci-lint-verify: golangci-lint
diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
index 5f5ecb08d..08275113d 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:1.23-bookworm'
+  - name: 'docker.io/library/golang:1.24-bookworm'
     entrypoint: make
     env:
       - VERSION=$_GIT_TAG
diff --git a/docs/contributing/dev-guide.md b/docs/contributing/dev-guide.md
index 855a8f4e5..0ba8c4cb8 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/dev-guide.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/dev-guide.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The `external-dns` is the work of thousands of contributors, and is maintained b
 Building and/or testing `external-dns` requires additional tooling.
 
 - [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
-- [Go 1.23+](https://golang.org/dl/)
+- [Go 1.24+](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 1c5848a02..c1d484a89 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/external-dns
 
-go 1.23.5
+go 1.24.0
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.6.0
diff --git a/provider/azure/cache_test.go b/provider/azure/cache_test.go
index f3df028c9..039693f55 100644
--- a/provider/azure/cache_test.go
+++ b/provider/azure/cache_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func TestzonesCache(t *testing.T) {
+func TestZonesCache(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Now()
 	zoneName := "example.com"
 	var testCases = map[string]struct {