diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index d6c68ad2d09..5c854ab238e 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.24.11
+1.24.12
diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index 18951babab1..bfc88045bf7 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ dependencies:
   # Golang
   # TODO: this should really be eliminated and controlled by .go-version
   - name: "golang: upstream version"
-    version: 1.24.11
+    version: 1.24.12
     refPaths:
     - path: .go-version
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION
diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 78ed1f87c81..b691635ede1 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -2453,4 +2453,4 @@ rules:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/externaljwt
 recursive-delete-patterns:
 - '*/.gitattributes'
-default-go-version: 1.24.11
+default-go-version: 1.24.12