diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
index 4e6bffbd..2ec48d97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
-        go-version: 1.23
+        go-version: 1.25
     - run: GOPROXY=direct GOSUMDB=off GO111MODULE=on go build .
   docker:
     name: Docker build and push
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 80a420f9..970f8c39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
-        go-version: 1.23
+        go-version: 1.25
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@master
     - name: Run Linters
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Set up Go
           uses: actions/setup-go@v6
           with:
-            go-version: 1.23.x
+            go-version: 1.25.x
         - name: Run unit tests
           run: go test --short ./... -race -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic
         - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
diff --git a/.github/workflows/error-ref-publisher.yaml b/.github/workflows/error-ref-publisher.yaml
index c1ad4758..b69fc634 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/error-ref-publisher.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/error-ref-publisher.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: 1.23
+          go-version: 1.25
 
       - name: Run utility
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-oam-defs.yml b/.github/workflows/update-oam-defs.yml
index 3b3327ff..c1483422 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-oam-defs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-oam-defs.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: 1.23
+          go-version: 1.25
       - name: Run adapter to create components
         run: |
           touch log.txt
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0feda2f4..ea1f83fb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.23 as build-env
+FROM golang:1.25 AS build-env
 ENV CGO_ENABLED=0
 ARG VERSION
 ARG GIT_COMMITSHA
diff --git a/build/Makefile.core.mk b/build/Makefile.core.mk
index 5bd0746b..6b7d4891 100644
--- a/build/Makefile.core.mk
+++ b/build/Makefile.core.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ GIT_VERSION	= $(shell git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
 GIT_COMMITSHA = $(shell git rev-list -1 HEAD)
 GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION=$(shell git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1` | cut -c 2-)
 
-GOVERSION = 1.23
+GOVERSION = 1.25
 GOPATH = $(shell go env GOPATH)
 GOBIN  = $(GOPATH)/bin
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 56f82188..56037caa 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/layer5io/meshery-linkerd
 
-go 1.23
-toolchain go1.24.1
+go 1.25
+
+toolchain go1.25.0
 
 replace github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl => github.com/layer5io/kuttl v0.4.1-0.20200723152044-916f10574334