diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d430112ca6..29fbb26854 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/nginxinc/nginx-kubernetes-gateway
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.3