diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yaml b/.github/workflows/go.yaml
index 8231ddc2e3..309acb1e70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yaml
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@6edd4406fa81c3da01a34fa6f6343087c207a568
       with:
-        go-version: 1.19.5
+        go-version: 1.20.0
 
     - name: Run static checks
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@08e2f20817b15149a52b5b3ebe7de50aff2ba8c5
       with:
-        version: v1.50.1
+        version: v1.51.0
         args: --config=.golangci.yml --verbose
         skip-cache: true
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind.yaml b/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
index 134b09c4df..9c98de51c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@6edd4406fa81c3da01a34fa6f6343087c207a568
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19.5
+          go-version: 1.20.0
 
       - name: Set up Go for root
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml b/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
index 1992cdfd15..18abae0656 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@6edd4406fa81c3da01a34fa6f6343087c207a568
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19.5
+          go-version: 1.20.0
 
       - name: Set up job variables
         id: vars
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index a521703ec5..2926b7ecd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@6edd4406fa81c3da01a34fa6f6343087c207a568
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19.5
+          go-version: 1.20.0
 
       - name: Generate the artifacts
         run: make release
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 70c213ea12..4886057245 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ linters-settings:
   goimports:
     local-prefixes: github.com/cilium/cilium-cli
   gosimple:
-    go: "1.19"
+    go: "1.20"
   govet:
     enable-all: true
     disable:
       - fieldalignment
       - shadow
   staticcheck:
-    go: "1.19"
+    go: "1.20"
   unused:
-    go: "1.19"
+    go: "1.20"
 
 issues:
   # This also warns about credential name variables which are false positives.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 25556cce04..0425c4431b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ TEST_TIMEOUT ?= 5s
 RELEASE_UID ?= $(shell id -u)
 RELEASE_GID ?= $(shell id -g)
 
-GOLANGCILINT_WANT_VERSION = 1.50.1
+GOLANGCILINT_WANT_VERSION = 1.51.0
 GOLANGCILINT_VERSION = $(shell golangci-lint version 2>/dev/null)
 
 $(TARGET):
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ release:
 	docker run \
 		--rm \
 		--workdir /cilium \
-		--volume `pwd`:/cilium docker.io/library/golang:1.19.5-alpine3.17 \
+		--volume `pwd`:/cilium docker.io/library/golang:1.20.0-alpine3.17 \
 		sh -c "apk add --no-cache setpriv make git && \
 			/usr/bin/setpriv --reuid=$(RELEASE_UID) --regid=$(RELEASE_GID) --clear-groups make GOCACHE=/tmp/gocache local-release"
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a69b44b73e..ccac7c2cc9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/cilium/cilium-cli
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 // Replace directives from github.com/cilium/cilium. Keep in sync when updating Cilium!
 replace (