diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 11c2db2f5..68e32b074 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-24.04-arm]
-        go-version: [1.23.x, 1.24.x]
+        go-version: [1.24.x, 1.25.x]
         rootless: ["rootless", ""]
         race: ["-race", ""]
         criu: ["", "criu-dev"]
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ jobs:
           # Disable most of criu-dev jobs, as they are expensive
           # (need to compile criu) and don't add much value/coverage.
           - criu: criu-dev
-            go-version: 1.23.x
+            go-version: 1.24.x
           - criu: criu-dev
             rootless: rootless
           # Do race detection only on latest Go.
           - race: -race
-            go-version: 1.23.x
+            go-version: 1.24.x
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5c3b933b3..26f124ede 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.23
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.24
 ARG BATS_VERSION=v1.11.0
 ARG LIBSECCOMP_VERSION=2.5.6
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70e64a18b..2d0f13bd0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ A third party security audit was performed by Cure53, you can see the full repor
 
 ## Building
 
-`runc` only supports Linux. See the header of [`go.mod`](./go.mod) for the required Go version.
+`runc` only supports Linux. See the header of [`go.mod`](./go.mod) for the minimally required Go version.
 
 ### Pre-Requisites
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3c4eb5359..756837fbb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/opencontainers/runc
 
-go 1.23.0
+go 1.24.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/checkpoint-restore/go-criu/v7 v7.2.0