diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 7b8a476e4..6f810d8e5 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -xe
 
 SRC_DIR="${SRC_DIR:-$PWD}"
 DOCKER="${DOCKER:-docker}"
-GOLANG="${GOLANG:-golang:1.22-alpine}"
+GOLANG="${GOLANG:-golang:1.23-alpine}"
 
 TAG=$(git describe --tags --dirty)
 RELEASE_DIR=release-${TAG}