diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 78c623d22..384d46458 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Update Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.23.5"
+          go-version: "1.23.6"
       -
         name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4f9851d91..c148ace89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.23.5"
+          go-version: "1.23.6"
       -
         name: Test
         run: |
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index ba0f4178a..38c1d0850 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ linters:
 run:
   # prevent golangci-lint from deducting the go version to lint for through go.mod,
   # which causes it to fallback to go1.17 semantics.
-  go: "1.23.5"
+  go: "1.23.6"
   timeout: 5m
 
 linters-settings:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 87d7c8630..cb63732bf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ARG BASE_VARIANT=alpine
 ARG ALPINE_VERSION=3.21
 ARG BASE_DEBIAN_DISTRO=bookworm
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.5
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.6
 ARG XX_VERSION=1.6.1
 ARG GOVERSIONINFO_VERSION=v1.4.1
 ARG GOTESTSUM_VERSION=v1.10.0
diff --git a/docker-bake.hcl b/docker-bake.hcl
index 0a644ef62..340556f5e 100644
--- a/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variable "GO_VERSION" {
-    default = "1.23.5"
+    default = "1.23.6"
 }
 variable "VERSION" {
     default = ""
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
index f283c37c8..71db7b06a 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.5
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.6
 ARG ALPINE_VERSION=3.21
 
 ARG BUILDX_VERSION=0.17.1
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint
index 86991041d..69a6be097 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.5
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.6
 ARG ALPINE_VERSION=3.21
 ARG GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=v1.62.2
 
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.vendor b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.vendor
index 921fa2407..05d978c17 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.vendor
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.vendor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.5
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.6
 ARG ALPINE_VERSION=3.21
 ARG MODOUTDATED_VERSION=v0.8.0
 
diff --git a/e2e/testdata/Dockerfile.gencerts b/e2e/testdata/Dockerfile.gencerts
index a5b90e75b..ff67ce19c 100644
--- a/e2e/testdata/Dockerfile.gencerts
+++ b/e2e/testdata/Dockerfile.gencerts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.5
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.6
 
 FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine AS generated
 ENV GOTOOLCHAIN=local