diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 973cecb9..0e395d21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: '^1.20'
+        go-version: '^1.23'
+        check-latest: true
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e9d76501..f1693ef2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '^1.20'
+          go-version: '^1.23'
           check-latest: true
       - name: Compile man page markup
         id: gen-man-page-md