diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e00338c5b6..d8ab687882 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
 
+      - name: Setup Golang Environment
+        uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+
       - name: Check if go.mod and go.sum are up to date
         run: go mod tidy && git diff --exit-code -- go.mod go.sum
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bc6c0ef81b..56166932c0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress
 
-go 1.22.5
+go 1.23
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.27.31