diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 78e9d7bf8..5482f35be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version: "1.23"
 
       - name: Build
         run: go build -v ./...
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version: "1.23"
 
       - name: install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
         run: |
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version: "1.23"
 
       - name: generate binaries
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golang-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/golang-ci.yml
index 401839fb7..22c948188 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golang-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golang-ci.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version: "1.23"
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.52.0
+          version: v1.61.0
           args: --timeout 3m0s
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 7f93dac44..d89e95c14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version: "1.23"
 
       - name: Install CLI deps
         env:
@@ -63,13 +63,14 @@ jobs:
 
   kubernetes-containerd:
     runs-on: macos-13
+    needs: kubernetes-docker
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version: "1.23"
 
       - name: Install CLI deps
         env:
@@ -102,13 +103,14 @@ jobs:
 
   docker:
     runs-on: macos-13
+    needs: kubernetes-containerd
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version: "1.23"
 
       - name: Install CLI deps
         env:
@@ -150,13 +152,14 @@ jobs:
 
   containerd:
     runs-on: macos-13
+    needs: docker
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version: "1.23"
 
       - name: Install CLI deps
         env:
@@ -198,13 +201,14 @@ jobs:
 
   incus:
     runs-on: macos-13
+    needs: containerd
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version: "1.23"
 
       - name: Install CLI deps
         env: