diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
index 98abdf3a0..4445cbc83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.23"
+          go-version: "1.24"
           cache: true
 
       - name: Download deps
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.23"
+          go-version: "1.24"
           cache: true
 
       - name: Download deps
diff --git a/veza-backend-api/Dockerfile.production b/veza-backend-api/Dockerfile.production
index 1ee26ca18..6865eb70e 100644
--- a/veza-backend-api/Dockerfile.production
+++ b/veza-backend-api/Dockerfile.production
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Optimized for smaller size and security
 
 # Build stage
-FROM golang:1.23-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.24-alpine AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app