diff --git a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
index 8a4303d7a39..040abec5a29 100644
--- a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
+++ b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.24.0-go1.17.5-bullseye.0
+v1.24.0-go1.17.6-bullseye.0
diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index 99c0f2d4635..e7b5f9f3e8a 100755
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ readonly KUBE_CONTAINER_RSYNC_PORT=8730
 
 # These are the default versions (image tags) for their respective base images.
 readonly __default_debian_iptables_version=bullseye-v1.1.0
-readonly __default_go_runner_version=v2.3.1-go1.17.5-bullseye.0
+readonly __default_go_runner_version=v2.3.1-go1.17.6-bullseye.0
 readonly __default_setcap_version=bullseye-v1.0.0
 
 # These are the base images for the Docker-wrapped binaries.
diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index 5ad048e9997..3e1e2f344da 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # Golang
   - name: "golang: upstream version"
-    version: 1.17.5
+    version: 1.17.6
     refPaths:
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION
     - path: staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: 'GOLANG_VERSION\?=\d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?'
 
   - name: "k8s.gcr.io/kube-cross: dependents"
-    version: v1.24.0-go1.17.5-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.24.0-go1.17.6-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: configs\[DebianIptables\] = Config{list\.BuildImageRegistry, "debian-iptables", "[a-zA-Z]+\-v((([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)"}
 
   - name: "k8s.gcr.io/go-runner: dependents"
-    version: v2.3.1-go1.17.5-bullseye.0
+    version: v2.3.1-go1.17.6-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: build/common.sh
       match: __default_go_runner_version=
diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index bfeefae7c0f..65c8f0ab454 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ recursive-delete-patterns:
 - BUILD.bazel
 - "*/BUILD.bazel"
 - Gopkg.toml
-default-go-version: 1.17.5
+default-go-version: 1.17.6
 rules:
 - destination: code-generator
   branches:
diff --git a/test/images/Makefile b/test/images/Makefile
index cb9423c606e..f6fbd849cad 100644
--- a/test/images/Makefile
+++ b/test/images/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ REGISTRY ?= k8s.gcr.io/e2e-test-images
 GOARM ?= 7
 DOCKER_CERT_BASE_PATH ?=
 QEMUVERSION=v5.1.0-2
-GOLANG_VERSION=1.17.5
+GOLANG_VERSION=1.17.6
 export
 
 ifndef WHAT