diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
index eb532e3554..9dffa79764 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: '1.23'
+        go-version: '1.24'
       id: go
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v5
diff --git a/.golangci-kal.yml b/.golangci-kal.yml
index 9a7d650a1b..ab8ed03edf 100644
--- a/.golangci-kal.yml
+++ b/.golangci-kal.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "2"
 
 run:
   timeout: 10m
-  go: "1.22"
+  go: "1.24"
   allow-parallel-runners: true
 
 linters:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fdff00b7dd..b820793ba8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ include $(ROOT_DIR_RELATIVE)/common.mk
 # https://suva.sh/posts/well-documented-makefiles
 
 # Go
-GO_VERSION ?=1.23.9
+GO_VERSION ?=1.24.7
 GO_CONTAINER_IMAGE ?= golang:$(GO_VERSION)
 
 # Directories.
diff --git a/cloudbuild-nightly.yaml b/cloudbuild-nightly.yaml
index ea7376a755..8bd7f68720 100644
--- a/cloudbuild-nightly.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild-nightly.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ timeout: 3000s
 options:
   substitution_option: ALLOW_LOOSE
 steps:
-  - name: 'gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/gcb-docker-gcloud@sha256:4e830b673791d5595719bc6c4ca62dce3746b4e20d749e45004254bc6ef0a140' # v20250116-2a05ea7e3d go 1.23.4
+  - name: 'gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/gcb-docker-gcloud@sha256:63840f133e0dfeea0af9ef391210da7fab9d2676172e2967fccab0cd6110c4e7' # v20250513-9264efb079 go 1.24.3
     entrypoint: make
     env:
       - DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled
diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
index 635c6aaa77..88aedb0471 100644
--- a/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ timeout: 3000s
 options:
   substitution_option: ALLOW_LOOSE
 steps:
-  - name: 'gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/gcb-docker-gcloud@sha256:4e830b673791d5595719bc6c4ca62dce3746b4e20d749e45004254bc6ef0a140' # v20250116-2a05ea7e3d go 1.23.4
+  - name: 'gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/gcb-docker-gcloud@sha256:63840f133e0dfeea0af9ef391210da7fab9d2676172e2967fccab0cd6110c4e7' # v20250513-9264efb079 go 1.24.3
     entrypoint: make
     env:
     - DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fc48ae93f3..1ffc472259 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws/v2
 
-go 1.23.1
+go 1.24.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/alessio/shellescape v1.4.2
diff --git a/hack/tools/Makefile b/hack/tools/Makefile
index 186dd81b60..b9baed4e92 100644
--- a/hack/tools/Makefile
+++ b/hack/tools/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ ifeq ($(OS), windows)
 	MDBOOK_EXTRACT_COMMAND := unzip -d /tmp
 endif
 
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := v1.55.2
+# Use a golangci-lint built with Go >= 1.24 to match repo go.mod
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := v1.60.3
 ## --------------------------------------
 ## Tooling Binaries
 ## --------------------------------------