diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2967c9997211..bfa6523de4e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
       - 'master'
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: 1.22.x
+  GO_VERSION: 1.23.x
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.sha || github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index d0e082d65973..8ed324854ffb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: 1.22.x
+        go-version: 1.23.x
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index 433240f42a14..e13a3f88231e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.22.x
+          go-version: 1.23.x
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: docker build -t $IMAGE_NAME:$WIP_IMAGE_TAG .
       - run: docker run --rm $IMAGE_NAME:$WIP_IMAGE_TAG --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml b/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml
index b1791868c418..d2f015900d19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.22.x
+          go-version: 1.23.x
       - uses: protocol/cache-go-action@v1
         with:
           name: ${{ github.job }}
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.22.x
+          go-version: 1.23.x
       - uses: protocol/cache-go-action@v1
         with:
           name: ${{ github.job }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gobuild.yml b/.github/workflows/gobuild.yml
index 93159eaddc86..5aebfd9385f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gobuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gobuild.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.22.x
+          go-version: 1.23.x
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: make cmd/ipfs-try-build
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golang-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/golang-analysis.yml
index e89034a92101..36a5bba01bad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golang-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golang-analysis.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22.x"
+          go-version: "1.23.x"
       - name: Check that go.mod is tidy
         uses: protocol/multiple-go-modules@v1.4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golint.yml b/.github/workflows/golint.yml
index aa8b21b534b6..57b5d46ddd53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golint.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.22.x
+          go-version: 1.23.x
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: make -O test_go_lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gotest.yml b/.github/workflows/gotest.yml
index 609791aba35c..f5225e8a38d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gotest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gotest.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.22.x
+          go-version: 1.23.x
       - name: Check out Kubo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install missing tools
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sharness.yml b/.github/workflows/sharness.yml
index 6432745bf75c..af7fa896cb60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sharness.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sharness.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.22.x
+          go-version: 1.23.x
       - name: Checkout Kubo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4ed07d3d403a..e04b3c666e85 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM:-linux/amd64} golang:1.22 AS builder
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM:-linux/amd64} golang:1.23 AS builder
 
 ARG TARGETOS TARGETARCH
 
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index c51eb189dfb8..1cce5faa1a18 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ipfs/kubo/examples/kubo-as-a-library
 
-go 1.22
-
-toolchain go1.22.0
+go 1.23
 
 // Used to keep this in sync with the current version of kubo. You should remove
 // this if you copy this example.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ee336089e9ff..bd4ceff469f0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -253,4 +253,4 @@ require (
 	lukechampine.com/blake3 v1.3.0 // indirect
 )
 
-go 1.22
+go 1.23
diff --git a/test/dependencies/go.mod b/test/dependencies/go.mod
index 277b31541c7a..7a0661be8663 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.mod
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ipfs/kubo/test/dependencies
 
-go 1.22
-
-toolchain go1.22.0
+go 1.23
 
 replace github.com/ipfs/kubo => ../../