diff --git a/.github/workflows/makefile.yaml b/.github/workflows/makefile.yaml
index c055d3d1..f084da9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/makefile.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/makefile.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version-file: go.mod
         check-latest: true
diff --git a/tests/e2e/ansible/group_vars/all b/tests/e2e/ansible/group_vars/all
index 26835b65..7285f306 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/ansible/group_vars/all
+++ b/tests/e2e/ansible/group_vars/all
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ build_pkgs:
     - make
     - gcc
 container_runtime: containerd
-go_version: 1.20.7
+go_version: 1.21.7
 # conntrack and socat are needed by the `kubeadm init` preflight checks
 kubeadm_pkgs:
   ubuntu: