diff --git a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
index 5689ebc13f36..a4286c6be102 100644
--- a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
+++ b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 alpine_version = 3.17
 alpine_patch_version = $(alpine_version).1
 golang_buildimage=docker.io/library/golang:$(go_version)-alpine$(alpine_version)
-go_version = 1.19.5
+go_version = 1.20
 
 runc_version = 1.1.4
 runc_buildimage = $(golang_buildimage)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 095d2c53c884..598b5e4f296e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/k0sproject/k0s
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 // k0s
 require (
diff --git a/hack/tool/go.mod b/hack/tool/go.mod
index 7f48e016d2a5..9c26125951da 100644
--- a/hack/tool/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tool/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module tool
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/terraform-exec v0.17.3
diff --git a/hack/tool/go.sum b/hack/tool/go.sum
index e9a6ddb8624d..95b9e696c73a 100644
--- a/hack/tool/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tool/go.sum
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.19.0/go.mod h1:mqu4LbDTu4XGKhr4mRzUsmM4RtVoemTSY81AxZi
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.20.1/go.mod h1:10oTOabMzJvdu6/UiuZezV6QK5dSlG84ov/aaiqXj38=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.21.1/go.mod h1:oYelfM1adQP15Ek0mdvEgi9Df8B9CZIaU1084ijfRaM=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.23.0/go.mod h1:Y5yQAOtifL1yxbo5wqy6BxZv8vAUGQwXBOALyacEbxg=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.25.3/go.mod h1:c3i+UQWmh7LiEpx4sFZnkU36qjEYZ0imhYfXVyQciAY=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.25.1/go.mod h1:c3i+UQWmh7LiEpx4sFZnkU36qjEYZ0imhYfXVyQciAY=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.26.0/go.mod h1:qbnxyOmOxrQa7FizSgH+ReBfzJrCY1pSN7KXBS8abTk=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.0/go.mod h1:qbnxyOmOxrQa7FizSgH+ReBfzJrCY1pSN7KXBS8abTk=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.1/go.mod h1:qbnxyOmOxrQa7FizSgH+ReBfzJrCY1pSN7KXBS8abTk=
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.22.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.1-0.20200526195155-81db48ad09cc/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.24.0/go.mod h1:r/3tXBNzIEhYS9I1OUVjXDlt8tc493IdKGjtUeSXeh4=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.3/go.mod h1:9JNX74DMeImyA3h4bdi1ymwjUzf21/xIlbajtzgsN7c=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0/go.mod h1:9JNX74DMeImyA3h4bdi1ymwjUzf21/xIlbajtzgsN7c=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp09yW+WbY/TyQbw=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1 h1:SnqbnDw1V7RiZcXPx5MEeqPv2s79L9i7BJUlG/+RurQ=
diff --git a/internal/pkg/file/file_test.go b/internal/pkg/file/file_test.go
index f0c4eb5b8907..65dd5fbab3b2 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/file/file_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/file/file_test.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func TestWriteAtomically(t *testing.T) {
 			)
 			assert.Equal(t, file, linkErr.New)
 			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-				// https://github.com/golang/go/blob/go1.19.2/src/syscall/types_windows.go#L11
+				// https://github.com/golang/go/blob/go1.20/src/syscall/types_windows.go#L11
 				//revive:disable-next-line:var-naming
 				const ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED syscall.Errno = 5
 				var errno syscall.Errno