diff --git a/src/runtime/go.mod b/src/runtime/go.mod
index bc6a1c6830..0f3b28150c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/go.mod
+++ b/src/runtime/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime
 
 // Keep in sync with version in versions.yaml
-go 1.23.0
+go 1.23.12
 
 // WARNING: Do NOT use `replace` directives as those break dependabot:
 // https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/11020
diff --git a/src/tools/csi-kata-directvolume/go.mod b/src/tools/csi-kata-directvolume/go.mod
index cf03a2f727..4385fb0c56 100644
--- a/src/tools/csi-kata-directvolume/go.mod
+++ b/src/tools/csi-kata-directvolume/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module kata-containers/csi-kata-directvolume
 
 // Keep in sync with version in versions.yaml
-go 1.23.0
+go 1.23.12
 
 // WARNING: Do NOT use `replace` directives as those break dependabot:
 // https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/11020
diff --git a/tools/testing/kata-webhook/go.mod b/tools/testing/kata-webhook/go.mod
index 7ed5ad761a..84061f1a3a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/kata-webhook/go.mod
+++ b/tools/testing/kata-webhook/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module module-path
 
 // Keep in sync with version in versions.yaml
-go 1.23.0
+go 1.23.12
 
 require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 3ad97233b2..871b823c4c 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ languages:
   golang:
     description: "Google's 'go' language"
     notes: "'version' is the default minimum version used by this project."
+    # When updating this, also update in go.mod files.
     version: "1.23.12"
     meta:
       description: |