diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 074152a5b1..d90db4a4a7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ IMAGE_BUILD_CMD ?= docker build
 IMAGE_BUILD_EXTRA_OPTS ?=
 IMAGE_PUSH_CMD ?= docker push
 CONTAINER_RUN_CMD ?= docker run
-BUILDER_IMAGE ?= golang:1.21-bookworm
+BUILDER_IMAGE ?= golang:1.22-bookworm
 BASE_IMAGE_FULL ?= debian:bookworm-slim
 BASE_IMAGE_MINIMAL ?= scratch
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3e2c738c6b..67746c810d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0