diff --git a/build.env b/build.env
index d943675ae..9f55c57e7 100644
--- a/build.env
+++ b/build.env
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ BASE_IMAGE=quay.io/ceph/ceph:v17
 CEPH_VERSION=quincy
 
 # standard Golang options
-GOLANG_VERSION=1.19.8
+GOLANG_VERSION=1.20.4
 GO111MODULE=on
 
 # commitlint version
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 534ef8cf3..bc39130e7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ceph/ceph-csi
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/IBM/keyprotect-go-client v0.10.0