diff --git a/automation/check-patch.setup.sh b/automation/check-patch.setup.sh
index 66746249..4b7867c6 100644
--- a/automation/check-patch.setup.sh
+++ b/automation/check-patch.setup.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ export PATH=${GOPATH}/bin:${GOROOT}/bin:${PATH}
 export GOBIN=${GOROOT}/bin/
 mkdir -p $GOBIN
 
-echo 'Install Go 1.19'
-export GIMME_GO_VERSION=1.19
+echo 'Install Go 1.20'
+export GIMME_GO_VERSION=1.20
 GIMME=/tmp/macvtap-cni/go/gimme
 mkdir -p $GIMME
 curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/travis-ci/gimme/master/gimme | HOME=${GIMME} bash >> ${GIMME}/gimme.sh
diff --git a/cmd/Dockerfile b/cmd/Dockerfile
index 77f67a30..50c52c2e 100644
--- a/cmd/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Multi-stage dockerfile building a container image with both binaries included
 
-FROM quay.io/projectquay/golang:1.19 as builder
+FROM quay.io/projectquay/golang:1.20 as builder
 ENV GOPATH=/go
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kubevirt/macvtap-cni
 COPY . .
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 602c5dd4..4af4ea30 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kubevirt/macvtap-cni
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/aktau/github-release v0.8.1