diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/api-compatibility.yml
index 1872911b271..de8bc0cd469 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-compatibility.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-compatibility.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
 
       # Generate apidiff states of Main
       - name: Generate-States
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yaml
index b78e5e25018..1a8f6115569 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-windows.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         uses: actions/cache@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index a9ee407ea3f..089b02668b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
   unittest-matrix:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: ["~1.21.4", "~1.20.11"] # 1.20 needs quotes otherwise it's interpreted as 1.2
+        go-version: ["~1.21.5", "~1.20.12"] # 1.20 needs quotes otherwise it's interpreted as 1.2
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [setup-environment]
     steps:
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/builder-integration-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/builder-integration-test.yaml
index 981897de5c6..d6689b1a8de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builder-integration-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builder-integration-test.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
       - name: Test
         run: make builder-integration-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/builder-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/builder-release.yaml
index 42a8df6df47..51d560f1985 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builder-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builder-release.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index 9e9873b2364..64c11b27d92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 75b68eb7559..166d65343af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/contrib-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/contrib-tests.yml
index 7003881e264..c305af13cda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contrib-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contrib-tests.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Run Contrib Tests
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perf.yml b/.github/workflows/perf.yml
index c56e2e6f7ef..515f56fe4e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perf.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
 
       - name: Run benchmark
         run: make gobenchmark
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index b0e7f5bdb06..6b7d6d9448c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
       # Prepare Core for release.
       #   - Update CHANGELOG.md file, this is done via chloggen
       #   - Run make prepare-release PREVIOUS_VERSION=1.0.0 RELEASE_CANDIDATE=1.1.0 MODSET=stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml
index df374853a40..e4473a3a291 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tidy-dependencies.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.11
+          go-version: ~1.20.12
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache