diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml
index 532777cf5e27..29efc5970c15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.20.10"
+          go-version: "1.20.12"
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 070813b9ebb2..3bf33966f3ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 env:
   # Go version we currently use to build containerd across all CI.
   # Note: don't forget to update `Binaries` step, as it contains the matrix of all supported Go versions.
-  GO_VERSION: "1.20.10"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.20.12"
 
 permissions: # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows
   contents: read
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-12, windows-2019, windows-2022]
-        go-version: ["1.20.10", "1.21.3"]
+        go-version: ["1.20.12", "1.21.5"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 02fa14e3ff7a..55da8fccf5dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.10
+          go-version: 1.20.12
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/images.yml b/.github/workflows/images.yml
index e2ad7bec9120..d27dba155a61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/images.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.20.10"
+          go-version: "1.20.12"
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index f75defc3bbdd..583cfd2cb93f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
       - ".github/workflows/nightly.yml"
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.20.10"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.20.12"
 
 permissions: # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8c4bbecb08b4..c94a2c718eab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
 name: Release
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.20.10"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.20.12"
 
 permissions: # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows
   contents: read
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 7b7a3ad07155..e343d46a42be 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ EOF
   config.vm.provision "install-golang", type: "shell", run: "once" do |sh|
     sh.upload_path = "/tmp/vagrant-install-golang"
     sh.env = {
-        'GO_VERSION': ENV['GO_VERSION'] || "1.20.10",
+        'GO_VERSION': ENV['GO_VERSION'] || "1.20.12",
     }
     sh.inline = <<~SHELL
         #!/usr/bin/env bash
diff --git a/contrib/Dockerfile.test b/contrib/Dockerfile.test
index cba1a23428c0..f5929d53b8b3 100644
--- a/contrib/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/contrib/Dockerfile.test
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #   docker run --privileged containerd-test
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.20.10
+ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.20.12
 ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=golang
 
 FROM ${GOLANG_IMAGE}:${GOLANG_VERSION} AS golang
diff --git a/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1 b/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
index f4516b461072..5b353dab46ed 100644
--- a/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
+++ b/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # lived test environment.
 Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring:$true
 
-$PACKAGES= @{ mingw = "10.2.0"; git = ""; golang = "1.20.10"; make = ""; nssm = "" }
+$PACKAGES= @{ mingw = "10.2.0"; git = ""; golang = "1.20.12"; make = ""; nssm = "" }
 
 Write-Host "Downloading chocolatey package"
 curl.exe -L "https://packages.chocolatey.org/chocolatey.0.10.15.nupkg" -o 'c:\choco.zip'