diff --git a/versions.mk b/versions.mk
index f6c83d3..68418bc 100644
--- a/versions.mk
+++ b/versions.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ VERSION ?= $(word 1,$(PARTS))
 # vVERSION represents the version with a guaranteed v-prefix
 vVERSION := v$(VERSION:v%=%)
 
-GOLANG_VERSION ?= 1.21.5
+GOLANG_VERSION ?= 1.23.5
 
 ifeq ($(IMAGE),)
 REGISTRY ?= nvidia