diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
index 94b4f5c6..216beeda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ env:
   KUBECONFIG_PATH: /tmp/kubeconfig.yaml
   OPERATOR_NAMESPACE: inttest
   DOCKERCONFIGJSON: ${{ secrets.DOCKERCONFIGJSON }}
-  GO_VER: "1.22"
+  GO_VER: "1.23"
 
 jobs:
   suite:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 67a5a280..e00ac647 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
     tags: [v1.*]
 
 env:
-  GO_VER: "1.22"
+  GO_VER: "1.23"
   GO_TAGS: ""
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
index e71ddd02..8a9c772e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  GO_VER: "1.22"
+  GO_VER: "1.23"
 
 jobs:
   make-checks:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e0d6d89..9cc187ab 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ IMAGE ?= ghcr.io/hyperledger-labs/fabric-operator
 
 TAG ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 ARCH ?= $(shell go env GOARCH)
-GO_VER ?= "1.22.5"
+GO_VER ?= "1.23.1"
 OS = $(shell go env GOOS)
 BUILD_DATE = $(shell date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f9e3bf45..58c742a2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/IBM-Blockchain/fabric-operator
 
-go 1.22.0
+go 1.23.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/cloudflare/cfssl v1.4.1