diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 51178f923..cc0f890da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
-        go-version: 1.19
+        go-version: "1.20"
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f67ba5fb5..7ff97ceb7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GO_FMT      := gofmt
 GO_CYCLO    := gocyclo
 GO_LINT     := golint
 GO_CILINT   := golangci-lint
-GO_VERSION  ?= 1.19.11
+GO_VERSION  ?= 1.20.7
 GOLICENSES_VERSION  ?= v1.5.0
 
 # TEST_TAGS is the set of extra build tags passed for tests.