diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index a4e05223..37a46cad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: '1.20'
+        go-version: '1.20.7'
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out the code
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index cba9cc43..3e1dc4e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: '1.20'
+        go-version: '1.20.7'
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 40a3031b..7e82c6f9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.20-bullseye AS build
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.20.7-bullseye AS build
 
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 44df0a7a..0df2462c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero-plugin-for-csi
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.6.0+incompatible
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2
-	// TODO: need to use velero v1.12.0 after releasing.
-	github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v0.0.0-20230727074327-a6d79fc272a2
+	github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v1.12.0-rc.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.25.6
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.25.6
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.25.6
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f0340938..98100856 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -658,8 +658,8 @@ github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0/go.mod h1:N0PQaV/YGNqwC0u51sEeR/aUtSLEXKX9iv69
 github.com/tg123/go-htpasswd v1.2.1 h1:i4wfsX1KvvkyoMiHZzjS0VzbAPWfxzI8INcZAKtutoU=
 github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20190109142713-0ad062ec5ee5/go.mod h1:ncp9v5uamzpCO7NfCPTXjqaC+bZgJeR0sMTm6dMHP7U=
 github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20201229170055-e5319fda7802/go.mod h1:ncp9v5uamzpCO7NfCPTXjqaC+bZgJeR0sMTm6dMHP7U=
-github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v0.0.0-20230727074327-a6d79fc272a2 h1:9gv429q/2bu75G/agjXDPfwHdZCDDcyH91ryxFx/rb4=
-github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v0.0.0-20230727074327-a6d79fc272a2/go.mod h1:nf1mFikxiN+rhWqpXe38Ut4xyh5ETqdbtk8Byh3+hDg=
+github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v1.12.0-rc.1 h1:UrQ6y+LWI6YmuJZTJDspiFwt5eK4sbDVyOj12pAuN7w=
+github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v1.12.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:TdzTBa3OYhEkPJr+MtoXEPy09N2gg+/2RcbdYXTpS14=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20180127040702-4e3ac2762d5f/go.mod h1:N2zxlSyiKSe5eX1tZViRH5QA0qijqEDrYZiPEAiq3wU=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415/go.mod h1:GwrjFmJcFw6At/Gs6z4yjiIwzuJ1/+UwLxMQDVQXShQ=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0/go.mod h1:anYRn/JVcOK2ZgGU+IjEV4nwlhoK5sQluxsYJ78Id3Y=