diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 054c858fbf3..bfbadb3a2ac 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.22.5
\ No newline at end of file
+1.23.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
index 58c49555cb7..39ff2433759 100644
--- a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
+++ b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.31.0-go1.22.5-bullseye.0
+v1.32.0-go1.23.0-bullseye.0
diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index 94b5492f296..a3297965ea1 100755
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ readonly KUBE_RSYNC_PORT="${KUBE_RSYNC_PORT:-}"
 readonly KUBE_CONTAINER_RSYNC_PORT=8730
 
 # These are the default versions (image tags) for their respective base images.
-readonly __default_distroless_iptables_version=v0.5.6
-readonly __default_go_runner_version=v2.3.1-go1.22.5-bookworm.0
+readonly __default_distroless_iptables_version=v0.6.2
+readonly __default_go_runner_version=v2.3.1-go1.23.0-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 43cc21fb47f..c1df09d003e 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # Golang
   - name: "golang: upstream version"
-    version: 1.22.5
+    version: 1.23.0
     refPaths:
     - path: .go-version
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ dependencies:
   # This entry is a stub of the major version to allow dependency checks to
   # pass when building Kubernetes using a pre-release of Golang.
   - name: "golang: 1.<major>"
-    version: 1.22
+    version: 1.23
     refPaths:
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION
     - path: hack/lib/golang.sh
       match: minimum_go_version=go([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/kube-cross: dependents"
-    version: v1.31.0-go1.22.5-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.32.0-go1.23.0-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: registry\.k8s\.io\/build-image\/debian-base:[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: "registry.k8s.io/distroless-iptables: dependents"
-    version: v0.5.6
+    version: v0.6.2
     refPaths:
     - path: build/common.sh
       match: __default_distroless_iptables_version=
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: configs\[DistrolessIptables\] = Config{list\.BuildImageRegistry, "distroless-iptables", "v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)"}
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/go-runner: dependents"
-    version: v2.3.1-go1.22.5-bookworm.0
+    version: v2.3.1-go1.23.0-bookworm.0
     refPaths:
     - path: build/common.sh
       match: __default_go_runner_version=
diff --git a/hack/lib/golang.sh b/hack/lib/golang.sh
index 1a65f82154b..908208100a0 100755
--- a/hack/lib/golang.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/golang.sh
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ EOF
   local go_version
   IFS=" " read -ra go_version <<< "$(GOFLAGS='' go version)"
   local minimum_go_version
-  minimum_go_version=go1.22
+  minimum_go_version=go1.23
   if [[ "${minimum_go_version}" != $(echo -e "${minimum_go_version}\n${go_version[2]}" | sort -s -t. -k 1,1 -k 2,2n -k 3,3n | head -n1) && "${go_version[2]}" != "devel" ]]; then
     kube::log::usage_from_stdin <<EOF
 Detected go version: ${go_version[*]}.
diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 512ec8f423c..31f6425babf 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -2443,4 +2443,4 @@ rules:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/endpointslice
 recursive-delete-patterns:
 - '*/.gitattributes'
-default-go-version: 1.22.5
+default-go-version: 1.23.0
diff --git a/test/images/Makefile b/test/images/Makefile
index 56bbb67fd63..0c772a25b6d 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=1.22.5
+GOLANG_VERSION=1.23.0
 export
 
 ifndef WHAT
diff --git a/test/utils/image/manifest.go b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
index b93383a7a88..b52b4a3bbb8 100644
--- a/test/utils/image/manifest.go
+++ b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func initImageConfigs(list RegistryList) (map[ImageID]Config, map[ImageID]Config
 	configs[BusyBox] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "busybox", "1.36.1-1"}
 	configs[CudaVectorAdd] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "cuda-vector-add", "1.0"}
 	configs[CudaVectorAdd2] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "cuda-vector-add", "2.3"}
-	configs[DistrolessIptables] = Config{list.BuildImageRegistry, "distroless-iptables", "v0.5.6"}
+	configs[DistrolessIptables] = Config{list.BuildImageRegistry, "distroless-iptables", "v0.6.2"}
 	configs[Etcd] = Config{list.GcEtcdRegistry, "etcd", "3.5.15-0"}
 	configs[Httpd] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "httpd", "2.4.38-4"}
 	configs[HttpdNew] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "httpd", "2.4.39-4"}