diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c91739e..36ab5ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 name: Main
 on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
-
   tests:
     name: ${{matrix.go-version}} ${{matrix.os}}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.14, 1.16]
+        go-version: [1.23, 1.22]
         os: [macos-latest, windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
     steps:
       - name: Install dependencies (linux)
diff --git a/gl21-cube/cube.go b/gl21-cube/cube.go
index 4416ee9..95233df 100644
--- a/gl21-cube/cube.go
+++ b/gl21-cube/cube.go
@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// Renders a textured spinning cube using GLFW 3 and OpenGL 2.1.
-package main // import "github.com/go-gl/example/gl21-cube"
+// gl21-cube renders a textured spinning cube using GLFW 3 and OpenGL 2.1.
+package main
 
 import (
-	"go/build"
+	"embed"
 	"image"
 	"image/draw"
 	_ "image/png"
 	"log"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/go-gl/gl/v2.1/gl"
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func newTexture(file string) uint32 {
-	imgFile, err := os.Open(file)
+	imgFile, err := assetFS.Open(file)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("texture %q not found on disk: %v\n", file, err)
 	}
@@ -204,25 +203,5 @@ func drawScene() {
 	gl.End()
 }
 
-// Set the working directory to the root of Go package, so that its assets can be accessed.
-func init() {
-	dir, err := importPathToDir("github.com/go-gl/example/gl21-cube")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalln("Unable to find Go package in your GOPATH, it's needed to load assets:", err)
-	}
-	err = os.Chdir(dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Panicln("os.Chdir:", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// importPathToDir resolves the absolute path from importPath.
-// There doesn't need to be a valid Go package inside that import path,
-// but the directory must exist.
-func importPathToDir(importPath string) (string, error) {
-	p, err := build.Import(importPath, "", build.FindOnly)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return p.Dir, nil
-}
+//go:embed square.png
+var assetFS embed.FS
diff --git a/gl41core-cube/cube.go b/gl41core-cube/cube.go
index 0f32200..031187b 100644
--- a/gl41core-cube/cube.go
+++ b/gl41core-cube/cube.go
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// Renders a textured spinning cube using GLFW 3 and OpenGL 4.1 core forward-compatible profile.
-package main // import "github.com/go-gl/example/gl41core-cube"
+// gl41core-cube renders a textured spinning cube using GLFW 3 and OpenGL 4.1 core forward-compatible profile.
+package main
 
 import (
+	"embed"
 	"fmt"
-	"go/build"
 	"image"
 	"image/draw"
 	_ "image/png"
 	"log"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ func compileShader(source string, shaderType uint32) (uint32, error) {
 }
 
 func newTexture(file string) (uint32, error) {
-	imgFile, err := os.Open(file)
+	imgFile, err := assetFS.Open(file)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("texture %q not found on disk: %v", file, err)
 	}
@@ -318,25 +317,5 @@ var cubeVertices = []float32{
 	1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0,
 }
 
-// Set the working directory to the root of Go package, so that its assets can be accessed.
-func init() {
-	dir, err := importPathToDir("github.com/go-gl/example/gl41core-cube")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalln("Unable to find Go package in your GOPATH, it's needed to load assets:", err)
-	}
-	err = os.Chdir(dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Panicln("os.Chdir:", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// importPathToDir resolves the absolute path from importPath.
-// There doesn't need to be a valid Go package inside that import path,
-// but the directory must exist.
-func importPathToDir(importPath string) (string, error) {
-	p, err := build.Import(importPath, "", build.FindOnly)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return p.Dir, nil
-}
+//go:embed square.png
+var assetFS embed.FS
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4144cfa..c399419 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 module github.com/go-gl/example
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.22.0
 
 require (
-	github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20210426225639-a3bfa832c8aa
-	github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20210410170116-ea3d685f79fb
-	github.com/go-gl/mathgl v1.0.0
-	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20210220032944-ac19c3e999fb // indirect
+	github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20231021071112-07e5d0ea2e71
+	github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20240506104042-037f3cc74f2a
+	github.com/go-gl/mathgl v1.2.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d30eda9..2f005c7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20210426225639-a3bfa832c8aa h1:yiL6tST9ZuWBXiymIdM0j6yeLwMVGXDoybpXqnbJpCk=
-github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20210426225639-a3bfa832c8aa/go.mod h1:wjpnOv6ONl2SuJSxqCPVaPZibGFdSci9HFocT9qtVYM=
-github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20210410170116-ea3d685f79fb h1:T6gaWBvRzJjuOrdCtg8fXXjKai2xSDqWTcKFUPuw8Tw=
-github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20210410170116-ea3d685f79fb/go.mod h1:tQ2UAYgL5IevRw8kRxooKSPJfGvJ9fJQFa0TUsXzTg8=
-github.com/go-gl/mathgl v1.0.0 h1:t9DznWJlXxxjeeKLIdovCOVJQk/GzDEL7h/h+Ro2B68=
-github.com/go-gl/mathgl v1.0.0/go.mod h1:yhpkQzEiH9yPyxDUGzkmgScbaBVlhC06qodikEM0ZwQ=
-golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190321063152-3fc05d484e9f/go.mod h1:kZ7UVZpmo3dzQBMxlp+ypCbDeSB+sBbTgSJuh5dn5js=
-golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20210220032944-ac19c3e999fb h1:fqpd0EBDzlHRCjiphRR5Zo/RSWWQlWv34418dnEixWk=
-golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20210220032944-ac19c3e999fb/go.mod h1:FeLwcggjj3mMvU+oOTbSwawSJRM1uh48EjtB4UJZlP0=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
+github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20231021071112-07e5d0ea2e71 h1:5BVwOaUSBTlVZowGO6VZGw2H/zl9nrd3eCZfYV+NfQA=
+github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20231021071112-07e5d0ea2e71/go.mod h1:9YTyiznxEY1fVinfM7RvRcjRHbw2xLBJ3AAGIT0I4Nw=
+github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20240506104042-037f3cc74f2a h1:vxnBhFDDT+xzxf1jTJKMKZw3H0swfWk9RpWbBbDK5+0=
+github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20240506104042-037f3cc74f2a/go.mod h1:tQ2UAYgL5IevRw8kRxooKSPJfGvJ9fJQFa0TUsXzTg8=
+github.com/go-gl/mathgl v1.2.0 h1:v2eOj/y1B2afDxF6URV1qCYmo1KW08lAMtTbOn3KXCY=
+github.com/go-gl/mathgl v1.2.0/go.mod h1:pf9+b5J3LFP7iZ4XXaVzZrCle0Q/vNpB/vDe5+3ulRE=