diff --git a/.github/workflows/bpf-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/bpf-unit-tests.yml
index 38dea457c52..d2d25836114 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bpf-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bpf-unit-tests.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.23.8'
+        go-version: '1.23.9'
 
     - name: Install LLVM
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-clang-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-clang-image.yaml
index c539c6de28a..91605c4b05d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-clang-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-clang-image.yaml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.23.8'
+          go-version: '1.23.9'
 
       - name: Install Bom
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-images-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/build-images-ci.yml
index 84d6156aafa..60258638e20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-images-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-images-ci.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.23.8'
+          go-version: '1.23.9'
 
       # Warning: this must run before checking out the untrusted code
       - name: Get version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-images-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/build-images-releases.yml
index b8531318acc..dae8f8175d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-images-releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-images-releases.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.23.8'
+          go-version: '1.23.9'
 
       - name: Install Bom
         if: ${{ startsWith(steps.tag.outputs.tag, 'v') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-rthooks-images-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/build-rthooks-images-releases.yml
index ff86b2bbd9d..6699f7d6558 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-rthooks-images-releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-rthooks-images-releases.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.23.8'
+          go-version: '1.23.9'
 
       - name: Install Bom
         if: ${{ startsWith(steps.tag.outputs.tag, 'v') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml b/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml
index a755f71083f..164ea182571 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.23.8'
+          go-version: '1.23.9'
       - name: Go version
         run: go version
       - name: Validate that generated files are up to date.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gotests.yml b/.github/workflows/gotests.yml
index a30aa73f3bf..87af7e27361 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gotests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gotests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.23.8'
+        go-version: '1.23.9'
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-codeql.yml
index 1413557517e..8b62a7d7bf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-codeql.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.23.8'
+        go-version: '1.23.9'
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@9e8d0789d4a0fa9ceb6b1738f7e269594bdd67f0 # v3.28.9
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/podinfo-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/podinfo-test.yaml
index 981882f8857..4e236a7f986 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/podinfo-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/podinfo-test.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.23.8'
+        go-version: '1.23.9'
 
     - name: Install Kind and create cluster
       uses: helm/kind-action@0025e74a8c7512023d06dc019c617aa3cf561fde # v1.10.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml
index 84c025283b0..99685fc7237 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.23.8'
+        go-version: '1.23.9'
 
     - name: Install kubectl, kind and cilium CLI
       uses: alexellis/arkade-get@master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
index a74e60680a4..d050a68e1c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.23.8'
+          go-version: '1.23.9'
           # using golangci-lint cache instead
           cache: false
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.23.8'
+          go-version: '1.23.9'
 
       - name: Check gofmt formatting
         run: |
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.23.8'
+          go-version: '1.23.9'
 
       - name: Check module vendoring
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tetragon-rthook-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/tetragon-rthook-pr.yaml
index 32759f814b2..2dd4b8e9019 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tetragon-rthook-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tetragon-rthook-pr.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.23.8'
+        go-version: '1.23.9'
 
     - name: Build
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml b/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
index 18bf9924e8a..2aeec646caf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@f111f3307d8850f501ac008e886eec1fd1932a34 # v5.3.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.23.8'
+        go-version: '1.23.9'
 
     - name: Install build dependencies
       run: |
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c3ed0fee9c4..1ccfb2706fe 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN make tetragon-bpf LOCAL_CLANG=1 TARGET_ARCH=$TARGETARCH
 
 # Second builder (cross-)compile tetragon and tetra
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.23.8@sha256:a5339982f2e78b38b26ebbee35139854e184a4e90e1516f9f636371e720b727b AS tetragon-builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.23.9@sha256:e36d133fbb98117cb259ec9fe3a1ac2167a8ff30b194178bc2a0dc2f03ccfa5f AS tetragon-builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/cilium/tetragon
 ARG TETRAGON_VERSION TARGETARCH
 COPY . .
 RUN make VERSION=$TETRAGON_VERSION TARGET_ARCH=$TARGETARCH tetragon tetra tetragon-oci-hook tetragon-oci-hook-setup
 
 # Third builder (cross-)compile a stripped gops
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.23.8-alpine@sha256:b7486658b87d34ecf95125e5b97e8dfe86c21f712aa36fc0c702e5dc41dc63e1 AS gops
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.23.9-alpine@sha256:fb7ea5cd19bc4eea3eb0d1972919ec0f6229b138985ce4b35ce5846c6bc02973 AS gops
 ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN apk add --no-cache git \
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=google/gops
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index 55507198d69..547da6dd490 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ FROM quay.io/cilium/cilium-bpftool@sha256:1832b32d118e7006ea2ce530b14ae5b28acd55
 COPY . ./
 
 
-FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.23.8@sha256:a5339982f2e78b38b26ebbee35139854e184a4e90e1516f9f636371e720b727b
+FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.23.9@sha256:e36d133fbb98117cb259ec9fe3a1ac2167a8ff30b194178bc2a0dc2f03ccfa5f
 RUN apt-get update -y &&    \
     apt-get upgrade -y &&   \
     apt-get install -y      \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.operator b/Dockerfile.operator
index 20d89860082..1ac2202e942 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.operator
+++ b/Dockerfile.operator
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=scratch
-ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.23.8@sha256:a5339982f2e78b38b26ebbee35139854e184a4e90e1516f9f636371e720b727b
+ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.23.9@sha256:e36d133fbb98117cb259ec9fe3a1ac2167a8ff30b194178bc2a0dc2f03ccfa5f
 ARG ALPINE_IMAGE=docker.io/library/alpine:3.21.3@sha256:a8560b36e8b8210634f77d9f7f9efd7ffa463e380b75e2e74aff4511df3ef88c
 
 # BUILDPLATFORM is an automatic platform ARG enabled by Docker BuildKit.
diff --git a/Dockerfile.rthooks b/Dockerfile.rthooks
index 890ad586ba8..aeca59b3dca 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rthooks
+++ b/Dockerfile.rthooks
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.23.8@sha256:a5339982f2e78b38b26ebbee35139854e184a4e90e1516f9f636371e720b727b
+ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.23.9@sha256:e36d133fbb98117cb259ec9fe3a1ac2167a8ff30b194178bc2a0dc2f03ccfa5f
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=docker.io/library/alpine:3.21.3@sha256:a8560b36e8b8210634f77d9f7f9efd7ffa463e380b75e2e74aff4511df3ef88c
 
 # BUILDPLATFORM is an automatic platform ARG enabled by Docker BuildKit.
diff --git a/Dockerfile.test b/Dockerfile.test
index 4d0ea40fcf6..22a0b2473c8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/Dockerfile.test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RUN apt-get install -y linux-libc-dev
 COPY . ./
 RUN make tetragon-bpf && pwd
 
-FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.23.8@sha256:a5339982f2e78b38b26ebbee35139854e184a4e90e1516f9f636371e720b727b
+FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.23.9@sha256:e36d133fbb98117cb259ec9fe3a1ac2167a8ff30b194178bc2a0dc2f03ccfa5f
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install -y linux-libc-dev rpm2cpio cpio git flex bison autoconf libelf-dev bc netcat-traditional
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/cilium/tetragon
diff --git a/Makefile.cli b/Makefile.cli
index 40ff295740a..ea3c688607e 100644
--- a/Makefile.cli
+++ b/Makefile.cli
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 CLI_GO_BUILD = CGO_ENABLED=0 $(GO) build
 # renovate: datasource=docker
-GO_IMAGE = docker.io/library/golang:1.23.8-alpine@sha256:b7486658b87d34ecf95125e5b97e8dfe86c21f712aa36fc0c702e5dc41dc63e1
+GO_IMAGE = docker.io/library/golang:1.23.9-alpine@sha256:fb7ea5cd19bc4eea3eb0d1972919ec0f6229b138985ce4b35ce5846c6bc02973
 TARGET=tetra
 
 RELEASE_UID ?= $(shell id -u)
diff --git a/pkg/k8s/Makefile b/pkg/k8s/Makefile
index 5b59285adfe..18bb84ab4a4 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/k8s/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # renovate: datasource=docker
-BUILDER_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.23.8@sha256:a5339982f2e78b38b26ebbee35139854e184a4e90e1516f9f636371e720b727b
+BUILDER_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.23.9@sha256:e36d133fbb98117cb259ec9fe3a1ac2167a8ff30b194178bc2a0dc2f03ccfa5f
 GO ?= go
 
 all: generate