diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0e8a89c4f96..6417d3c00a2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # builder
-FROM golang:1.20.7 AS builder
+FROM golang:1.21.0 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/gardener/gardener
 COPY . .
 ARG EFFECTIVE_VERSION
diff --git a/hack/tools.mk b/hack/tools.mk
index ca393b8463c..26c49489fc1 100644
--- a/hack/tools.mk
+++ b/hack/tools.mk
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ YQ                         := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/yq
 
 # default tool versions
 DOCFORGE_VERSION ?= v0.33.0
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.53.1
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.54.1
 GO_APIDIFF_VERSION ?= v0.5.0
 GO_ADD_LICENSE_VERSION ?= v1.1.1
 GOIMPORTSREVISER_VERSION ?= v3.3.1
diff --git a/hack/tools/gomegacheck/go.mod b/hack/tools/gomegacheck/go.mod
index 50db36a2cce..659327225d2 100644
--- a/hack/tools/gomegacheck/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/gomegacheck/go.mod
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ go 1.20
 // only needed to build the gomegacheck tool
 // this has to be kept in sync with the used golangci-lint version
 // use go version -m hack/tools/bin/golangci-lint to detect the dependency versions
-require golang.org/x/tools v0.9.2
+require golang.org/x/tools v0.12.0
 
 require (
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.10.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/hack/tools/gomegacheck/go.sum b/hack/tools/gomegacheck/go.sum
index 9be83f699a9..14a66101bcb 100644
--- a/hack/tools/gomegacheck/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/gomegacheck/go.sum
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-golang.org/x/mod v0.10.0 h1:lFO9qtOdlre5W1jxS3r/4szv2/6iXxScdzjoBMXNhYk=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.10.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.2.0 h1:PUR+T4wwASmuSTYdKjYHI5TD22Wy5ogLU5qZCOLxBrI=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0 h1:EBmGv8NaZBZTWvrbjNoL6HVt+IVy3QDQpJs7VRIw3tU=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.9.2 h1:UXbndbirwCAx6TULftIfie/ygDNCwxEie+IiNP1IcNc=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.9.2/go.mod h1:owI94Op576fPu3cIGQeHs3joujW/2Oc6MtlxbF5dfNc=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0 h1:rmsUpXtvNzj340zd98LZ4KntptpfRHwpFOHG188oHXc=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0 h1:ftCYgMx6zT/asHUrPw8BLLscYtGznsLAnjq5RH9P66E=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 h1:eG7RXZHdqOJ1i+0lgLgCpSXAp6M3LYlAo6osgSi0xOM=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.12.0 h1:YW6HUoUmYBpwSgyaGaZq1fHjrBjX1rlpZ54T6mu2kss=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.12.0/go.mod h1:Sc0INKfu04TlqNoRA1hgpFZbhYXHPr4V5DzpSBTPqQM=
diff --git a/hack/tools/logcheck/go.mod b/hack/tools/logcheck/go.mod
index d8482e89d90..86d3cc52898 100644
--- a/hack/tools/logcheck/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/logcheck/go.mod
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ go 1.20
 // This is a separate go module to decouple the gardener codebase and production binaries from dependencies that are
 // only needed to build the logcheck tool
 require (
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220722155223-a9213eeb770e
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230510235704-dd950f8aeaea
 	// this has to be kept in sync with the used golangci-lint version
 	// use go version -m hack/tools/bin/golangci-lint to detect the dependency versions
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.9.2
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.12.0
 )
 
 require (
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.10.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/hack/tools/logcheck/go.sum b/hack/tools/logcheck/go.sum
index 465be50fe24..e2018336958 100644
--- a/hack/tools/logcheck/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/logcheck/go.sum
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220722155223-a9213eeb770e h1:+WEEuIdZHnUeJJmEUjyYC2gfUMj69yZXw17EnHg/otA=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220722155223-a9213eeb770e/go.mod h1:Kr81I6Kryrl9sr8s2FK3vxD90NdsKWRuOIl2O4CvYbA=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.10.0 h1:lFO9qtOdlre5W1jxS3r/4szv2/6iXxScdzjoBMXNhYk=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.10.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.2.0 h1:PUR+T4wwASmuSTYdKjYHI5TD22Wy5ogLU5qZCOLxBrI=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0 h1:EBmGv8NaZBZTWvrbjNoL6HVt+IVy3QDQpJs7VRIw3tU=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.9.2 h1:UXbndbirwCAx6TULftIfie/ygDNCwxEie+IiNP1IcNc=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.9.2/go.mod h1:owI94Op576fPu3cIGQeHs3joujW/2Oc6MtlxbF5dfNc=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230510235704-dd950f8aeaea h1:vLCWI/yYrdEHyN2JzIzPO3aaQJHQdp89IZBA/+azVC4=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230510235704-dd950f8aeaea/go.mod h1:V1LtkGg67GoY2N1AnLN78QLrzxkLyJw7RJb1gzOOz9w=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0 h1:rmsUpXtvNzj340zd98LZ4KntptpfRHwpFOHG188oHXc=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0 h1:ftCYgMx6zT/asHUrPw8BLLscYtGznsLAnjq5RH9P66E=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 h1:eG7RXZHdqOJ1i+0lgLgCpSXAp6M3LYlAo6osgSi0xOM=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.12.0 h1:YW6HUoUmYBpwSgyaGaZq1fHjrBjX1rlpZ54T6mu2kss=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.12.0/go.mod h1:Sc0INKfu04TlqNoRA1hgpFZbhYXHPr4V5DzpSBTPqQM=