diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fc35e0213..9e6a58b85 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ ARG USER=$USER
 
 
 # Build Geth in a stock Go builder container
-FROM golang:1.22-alpine as builder
+FROM golang:1.23-alpine as builder
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache gcc musl-dev linux-headers git
 
 COPY . /go-ethereum
 WORKDIR /go-ethereum
+RUN go mod download
 RUN go run build/ci.go install -static ./cmd/geth
 
 # Pull Geth into a second stage deploy alpine container
-FROM alpine:3.20
+FROM alpine:latest
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a284851da..3606727aa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ run-geth-bsp:
 devtools:
 	env GOBIN= go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/stringer@latest
 	env GOBIN= go install github.com/fjl/gencodec@latest
-	env GOBIN= go install github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go@latest
+	env GOBIN= go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest
 	env GOBIN= go install ./cmd/abigen
 	@type "solc" 2> /dev/null || echo 'Please install solc'
 	@type "protoc" 2> /dev/null || echo 'Please install protoc'
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b41d3410b..08824559b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240312152122-5f08fbb34913 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.25.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.25.0 // indirect// indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	rsc.io/tmplfunc v0.0.3 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index af5e1c528..c300ffc79 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -953,8 +953,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.24.0/go.mod h1:r/3tXBNzIEhYS9I1OUVjXDlt8tc493IdKGj
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0/go.mod h1:9JNX74DMeImyA3h4bdi1ymwjUzf21/xIlbajtzgsN7c=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp09yW+WbY/TyQbw=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1 h1:SnqbnDw1V7RiZcXPx5MEeqPv2s79L9i7BJUlG/+RurQ=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 h1:uNO2rsAINq/JlFpSdYEKIZ0uKD/R9cpdv0T+yoGwGmI=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0/go.mod h1:c6P6GXX6sHbq/GpV6MGZEdwhWPcYBgnhAHhKbcUYpos=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=