diff --git a/build/Dockerfile b/build/Dockerfile
index 5a39abe9e8d2..d44e391d4b8e 100644
--- a/build/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FROM $BUILDIMAGE
 ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN set -ex; \
 # Need to use the gold linker on ARM, Go really wants to have it.
-# https://github.com/golang/go/blob/go1.22.4/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go#L1622-L1641
+# https://github.com/golang/go/blob/go1.23.2/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go##L1661-L1680
   case "$TARGETARCH" in \
   arm*) binutils=binutils-gold ;; \
     *)    binutils=binutils ;; \
diff --git a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
index 88de7a89c58e..4d7912fda9ed 100644
--- a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
+++ b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 alpine_version = 3.20
 alpine_patch_version = $(alpine_version).1
 golang_buildimage=docker.io/library/golang:$(go_version)-alpine$(alpine_version)
-go_version = 1.22.8
+go_version = 1.23.2
 
 runc_version = 1.1.15
 runc_buildimage = $(golang_buildimage)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 122def8de11d..4e0ed2955019 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/k0sproject/k0s
 
-go 1.22.0
+go 1.23
 
 // k0s
 require (
diff --git a/hack/tool/go.mod b/hack/tool/go.mod
index dbc25bdd7e7e..68742756392e 100644
--- a/hack/tool/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tool/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module tool
 
-go 1.22.0
+go 1.23
 
 require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/terraform-exec v0.21.0
diff --git a/internal/http/download.go b/internal/http/download.go
index 5d7009f95fc0..10ac0fd9a028 100644
--- a/internal/http/download.go
+++ b/internal/http/download.go
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ func Download(ctx context.Context, url string, target io.Writer, options ...Down
 	// Execute the request.
 	resp, err := client.Do(req.WithContext(ctx))
 	if err != nil {
-		if cause := context.Cause(ctx); cause != nil && !errors.Is(err, cause) {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("%w (%w)", cause, err)
-		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("request failed: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer func() {
@@ -111,10 +108,6 @@ func Download(ctx context.Context, url string, target io.Writer, options ...Down
 
 	// Run the actual data transfer.
 	if _, err := io.Copy(io.MultiWriter(writeMonitor, target), resp.Body); err != nil {
-		if cause := context.Cause(ctx); cause != nil && !errors.Is(err, cause) {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("%w (%w)", cause, err)
-		}
-
 		return fmt.Errorf("while downloading: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/http/download_test.go b/internal/http/download_test.go
index bb6de19a5a8a..79525949090f 100644
--- a/internal/http/download_test.go
+++ b/internal/http/download_test.go
@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ func TestDownload_CancelRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	cancel(assert.AnError)
 
 	err := internalhttp.Download(ctx, "http://404.example.com", io.Discard)
-	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, assert.AnError)
 	if urlErr := (*url.Error)(nil); assert.ErrorAs(t, err, &urlErr) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "Get", urlErr.Op)
 		assert.Equal(t, "http://404.example.com", urlErr.URL)
-		assert.Equal(t, context.Canceled, urlErr.Err)
+		assert.Equal(t, assert.AnError, urlErr.Err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ func TestDownload_CancelDownload(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "while downloading: ")
 	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, assert.AnError)
-	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, context.Canceled)
 }
 
 func TestDownload_RedirectLoop(t *testing.T) {