diff --git a/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml b/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
index ecb6e422..58665693 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
       with:
-        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+        go-version: 1.23.x
         cache-dependency-path: |
           **/go.sum
           **/go.mod
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 31e17e65..43d8de86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
         with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version: 1.23.x
           cache-dependency-path: |
             **/go.sum
             **/go.mod
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan.yml b/.github/workflows/scan.yml
index c8fca3b4..7d5cfd59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scan.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
         with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version: 1.23.x
           cache-dependency-path: |
             **/go.sum
             **/go.mod
diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 5df028d8..4bf95071 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -13,19 +13,10 @@ There are a number of dependencies required to be able to run the controller and
 - [Install Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)
 - (Optional) [Install Kubebuilder](https://book.kubebuilder.io/quick-start.html#installation)
 
-In addition to the above, the following dependencies are also used by some of the `make` targets:
-
-- `controller-gen` (v0.7.0)
-- `gen-crd-api-reference-docs` (v0.3.0)
-- `setup-envtest` (latest)
-- `sops` (v3.7.2)
-
-If any of the above dependencies are not present on your system, the first invocation of a `make` target that requires them will install them.
-
 ## How to run the test suite
 
 Prerequisites:
-* Go >= 1.18
+* Go >= 1.23
 
 You can run the test suite by simply doing
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 75229cd9..9b4ce9fc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.22
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.23
 ARG XX_VERSION=1.4.0
 
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM tonistiigi/xx:${XX_VERSION} AS xx
diff --git a/tests/fuzz/Dockerfile.builder b/tests/fuzz/Dockerfile.builder
index 7af7ad3d..98a007c6 100644
--- a/tests/fuzz/Dockerfile.builder
+++ b/tests/fuzz/Dockerfile.builder
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 FROM gcr.io/oss-fuzz-base/base-builder-go
 
-RUN wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz \
+RUN wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.23.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz \
     && mkdir temp-go \
     && rm -rf /root/.go/* \
-    && tar -C temp-go/ -xzf go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz \
+    && tar -C temp-go/ -xzf go1.23.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz \
     && mv temp-go/go/* /root/.go/
 
 ENV SRC=$GOPATH/src/github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller