diff --git a/.ko.yaml b/.ko.yaml
index e9e692beb0..2585f7a36c 100644
--- a/.ko.yaml
+++ b/.ko.yaml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-defaultBaseImage: registry.k8s.io/build-image/go-runner:v2.3.1-go1.22.4-bookworm.0
+defaultBaseImage: registry.k8s.io/build-image/go-runner:v2.3.1-go1.22.5-bookworm.0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c0efd3074e..fba4a82dca 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ##                               BUILD ARGS                                   ##
 ################################################################################
 # This build arg allows the specification of a custom Golang image.
-ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=golang:1.22.4
+ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=golang:1.22.5
 
 # The distroless image on which the CPI manager image is built.
 #
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=golang:1.22.4
 # deterministic builds. Follow what kubernetes uses to build
 # kube-controller-manager, for example for 1.23.x:
 # https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/release-1.24/build/common.sh#L94
-ARG DISTROLESS_IMAGE=registry.k8s.io/build-image/go-runner:v2.3.1-go1.22.4-bookworm.0
+ARG DISTROLESS_IMAGE=registry.k8s.io/build-image/go-runner:v2.3.1-go1.22.5-bookworm.0
 
 ################################################################################
 ##                              BUILD STAGE                                   ##
diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
index e1bb9e5c84..fa8d449e4d 100644
--- a/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ steps:
       - --platform=linux/amd64,linux/arm64
       - .
   # Build cloudbuild artifacts (for attestation)
-  - name: 'docker.io/library/golang:1.22.4-bookworm'
+  - name: 'docker.io/library/golang:1.22.5-bookworm'
     id: cloudbuild-artifacts
     entrypoint: make
     env:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 46c46c764c..cc8de9f5d8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module k8s.io/cloud-provider-aws
 
-go 1.22.4
+go 1.22.5
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.54.20
diff --git a/pkg/providers/v1/aws.go b/pkg/providers/v1/aws.go
index d1f9e9b9c9..8977e3bf7e 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/v1/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/v1/aws.go
@@ -3013,7 +3013,8 @@ func (c *Cloud) UpdateLoadBalancer(ctx context.Context, clusterName string, serv
 
 	err = c.ensureLoadBalancerInstances(aws.StringValue(lb.LoadBalancerName), lb.Instances, instances)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		klog.Warningf("Error registering/deregistering instances with the load balancer: %q", err)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	err = c.updateInstanceSecurityGroupsForLoadBalancer(lb, instances, service.Annotations)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/go.mod b/tests/e2e/go.mod
index 3cf08bc72c..262cf5808c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/go.mod
+++ b/tests/e2e/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module k8s.io/cloud-provider-aws/tests/e2e
 
-go 1.22.4
+go 1.22.5
 
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.9.4