diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index fa994bd7197..82bfa5ce3fc 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.23.6
\ No newline at end of file
+1.23.8
diff --git a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
index f7cd797fc87..25131e83431 100644
--- a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
+++ b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.31.0-go1.23.6-bullseye.0
+v1.31.0-go1.23.8-bullseye.0
diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index 2aee171a0f9..7047758a8f6 100755
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ readonly KUBE_CONTAINER_RSYNC_PORT=8730
 
 # These are the default versions (image tags) for their respective base images.
 readonly __default_distroless_iptables_version=v0.5.13
-readonly __default_go_runner_version=v2.4.0-go1.23.6-bookworm.0
+readonly __default_go_runner_version=v2.4.0-go1.23.8-bookworm.0
 readonly __default_setcap_version=bookworm-v1.0.3
 
 # These are the base images for the Docker-wrapped binaries.
diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index b1261f75c3e..7540dd32700 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # Golang
   - name: "golang: upstream version"
-    version: 1.23.6
+    version: 1.23.8
     refPaths:
     - path: .go-version
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ dependencies:
     #   match: minimum_go_version=go([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/kube-cross: dependents"
-    version: v1.31.0-go1.23.6-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.31.0-go1.23.8-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: configs\[DistrolessIptables\] = Config{list\.BuildImageRegistry, "distroless-iptables", "v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)"}
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/go-runner: dependents"
-    version: v2.4.0-go1.23.6-bookworm.0
+    version: v2.4.0-go1.23.8-bookworm.0
     refPaths:
     - path: build/common.sh
       match: __default_go_runner_version=
diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 3d40f8f36d5..6eac7292e0d 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -2898,4 +2898,4 @@ rules:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/endpointslice
 recursive-delete-patterns:
 - '*/.gitattributes'
-default-go-version: 1.23.6
+default-go-version: 1.23.8
diff --git a/test/images/Makefile b/test/images/Makefile
index a2bd6fb83a3..65910b90e4a 100644
--- a/test/images/Makefile
+++ b/test/images/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ REGISTRY ?= registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images
 GOARM ?= 7
 DOCKER_CERT_BASE_PATH ?=
 QEMUVERSION=v5.1.0-2
-GOLANG_VERSION=1.23.6
+GOLANG_VERSION=1.23.8
 export
 
 ifndef WHAT