diff --git a/.github/env b/.github/env
index f67c8504d..a015cc658 100644
--- a/.github/env
+++ b/.github/env
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-golang-version=1.19
+golang-version=1.20
 kind-version=v0.16.0
 kind-image=kindest/node:v1.25.2
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 603703337..010914304 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20211218093645-b94a6e3cc137
diff --git a/scripts/go.mod b/scripts/go.mod
index 6faf2da37..3f2be6c4b 100644
--- a/scripts/go.mod
+++ b/scripts/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/tooling
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/ahmetb/gen-crd-api-reference-docs v0.3.1-0.20220618162802-424739b250f5