diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 7a8a49471c2b..a85b56d4e7b1 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.19.5
\ No newline at end of file
+1.19.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
index 553d531767af..78a13b2506b9 100644
--- a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
+++ b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.25.0-go1.19.5-bullseye.0
+v1.25.0-go1.19.6-bullseye.0
diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index 7448a898ec7a..70007231f4c3 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_distroless_iptables_version=v0.1.1
-readonly __default_go_runner_version=v2.3.1-go1.19.5-bullseye.0
+readonly __default_go_runner_version=v2.3.1-go1.19.6-bullseye.0
 readonly __default_setcap_version=bullseye-v1.3.0
 
 # These are the base images for the Docker-wrapped binaries.
diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index 50c9944221ac..723251928780 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # Golang
   - name: "golang: upstream version"
-    version: 1.19.5
+    version: 1.19.6
     refPaths:
     - path: .go-version
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: minimum_go_version=go([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/kube-cross: dependents"
-    version: v1.25.0-go1.19.5-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.25.0-go1.19.6-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ 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-go1.19.5-bullseye.0
+    version: v2.3.1-go1.19.6-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 e553254909d9..ade55c73b2db 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -1974,4 +1974,4 @@ recursive-delete-patterns:
 - '*/BUILD.bazel'
 - Gopkg.toml
 - '*/.gitattributes'
-default-go-version: 1.19.5
+default-go-version: 1.19.6
diff --git a/test/images/Makefile b/test/images/Makefile
index 947a15517dd6..65ee2fdd2f19 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=1.19.5
+GOLANG_VERSION=1.19.6
 export
 
 ifndef WHAT