diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 97b8c93..98705fd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.21 as builder 
+FROM golang:1.23 as builder 
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 93c78f6..2cb6a58 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/layer5io/meshery-operator
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.23
 
 replace (
 	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.25.3