diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_build.yml b/.github/workflows/release_build.yml
index a00dbbe..5d98a60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_build.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.23
+          go-version: 1.24
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8ba0f21..fb51455 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.23
+          go-version: 1.24
       - name: Install tparse for pretty test results
         run: go install github.com/mfridman/tparse@latest
       - name: Run test
diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index a1b6e17..3900bcd 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.23
+1.24
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 8680791..44031b4 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres
 to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) (after version 0.0.5).
 
+## Unreleased
+### Changed
+- go 1.24 is now used
+
 ## [0.12.0] - 2024-11-10
 ### Added
 - new `--outputMode` option ([PR #63](https://github.com/KarnerTh/mermerd/pull/63))
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c031936..b19de39 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/KarnerTh/mermerd
 
-go 1.23
+go 1.24
 
 // https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-docker/issues/895#issuecomment-2327988940
 godebug x509negativeserial=1