diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 8909929f6..95393fc7d 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.20.7
+1.20.8
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c881983f0..f4a4672a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ docker-remove:
 
 
 
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.20.7
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.20.8
 ETCD_VERSION ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD || echo "GitNotFound")
 
 TEST_SUFFIX = $(shell date +%s | base64 | head -c 15)