diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 35b28f0c129..224d5c27753 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
         // cases it might not be preinstalled, see:
         // https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/discussions/23485
         // renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        "commands": ["install-tool golang 1.20.7", "go mod vendor"],
+        "commands": ["install-tool golang 1.20.8", "go mod vendor"],
         "fileFilters": ["**/**"],
         "executionMode": "branch"
       },
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml b/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml
index 468a9157464..e46483cecef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@fac708d6674e30b6ba41289acaab6d4b75aa0753 # v4.0.1
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.20.7'
+          go-version: '1.20.8'
       - name: Validate that generated files are up to date.
         run: |
           make generate
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gotests.yml b/.github/workflows/gotests.yml
index a3fe8f3492f..c234a8d1d3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gotests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gotests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@fac708d6674e30b6ba41289acaab6d4b75aa0753 # v4.0.1
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.20.7'
+        go-version: '1.20.8'
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml
index f526ca5a2d5..4d0b4c5c9af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@fac708d6674e30b6ba41289acaab6d4b75aa0753 # v4.0.1
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.20.7'
+        go-version: '1.20.8'
 
     - name: Set Up Job Variables
       id: vars
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
index 4a958fc8856..04750dc5f45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@fac708d6674e30b6ba41289acaab6d4b75aa0753 # v4.0.1
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.20.7'
+          go-version: '1.20.8'
           # using golangci-lint cache instead
           cache: false
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@fac708d6674e30b6ba41289acaab6d4b75aa0753 # v4.0.1
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.20.7'
+          go-version: '1.20.8'
 
       - name: Check gofmt formatting
         run: |
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@fac708d6674e30b6ba41289acaab6d4b75aa0753 # v4.0.1
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.20.7'
+          go-version: '1.20.8'
 
       - name: Check module vendoring
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml b/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
index 6a8d6282b0e..046e6bbad1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@fac708d6674e30b6ba41289acaab6d4b75aa0753 # v4.0.1
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.20.7'
+        go-version: '1.20.8'
 
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 30310f40781..97b9588ff12 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RUN make tetragon-bpf LOCAL_CLANG=1 TARGET_ARCH=$TARGETARCH
 # Second builder (cross-)compile:
 # - tetragon (pkg/bpf uses CGO, so a gcc cross compiler is needed)
 # - tetra
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.20.7@sha256:bc5f0b5e43282627279fe5262ae275fecb3d2eae3b33977a7fd200c7a760d6f1 as tetragon-builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.20.8@sha256:700d72673608528a4fe42602f0a31f4dc2ffe0582d49aa049b624d372af838e0 as tetragon-builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/cilium/tetragon
 ARG TETRAGON_VERSION TARGETARCH BUILDARCH
 RUN apt-get update
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN if [ $BUILDARCH != $TARGETARCH ]; \
     else make tetragon-image LOCAL_CLANG=1 VERSION=$TETRAGON_VERSION TARGET_ARCH=$TARGETARCH; fi
 
 # Third builder (cross-)compile a stripped gops
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.20.7-alpine@sha256:b255d9352ff4967f0424731acf5a262c3bb4b5bd712e6324ad9ed533c9d2aee7 as gops
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.20.8-alpine@sha256:c63dbdb3cca37abbee4c50f61e34b1d043c2669d03f34485f9ee6fe5feed4e48 as gops
 ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN apk add --no-cache binutils git \
  && git clone https://github.com/google/gops /go/src/github.com/google/gops \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index afcffc712c7..edf3b646d7a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ FROM quay.io/cilium/cilium-bpftool@sha256:1832b32d118e7006ea2ce530b14ae5b28acd55
 COPY . ./
 
 
-FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.20.7@sha256:bc5f0b5e43282627279fe5262ae275fecb3d2eae3b33977a7fd200c7a760d6f1
+FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.20.8@sha256:700d72673608528a4fe42602f0a31f4dc2ffe0582d49aa049b624d372af838e0
 RUN apt-get update -y &&    \
     apt-get upgrade -y &&   \
     apt-get install -y      \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.operator b/Dockerfile.operator
index e967c5b35ca..15f7fff4e6c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.operator
+++ b/Dockerfile.operator
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=scratch
-ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.20.7@sha256:bc5f0b5e43282627279fe5262ae275fecb3d2eae3b33977a7fd200c7a760d6f1
+ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.20.8@sha256:700d72673608528a4fe42602f0a31f4dc2ffe0582d49aa049b624d372af838e0
 ARG ALPINE_IMAGE=docker.io/library/alpine:3.18.3@sha256:7144f7bab3d4c2648d7e59409f15ec52a18006a128c733fcff20d3a4a54ba44a
 
 # BUILDPLATFORM is an automatic platform ARG enabled by Docker BuildKit.
diff --git a/Dockerfile.test b/Dockerfile.test
index f9c79eaa816..c630f27904e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/Dockerfile.test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RUN apt-get install -y linux-libc-dev
 COPY . ./
 RUN make tetragon-bpf && pwd
 
-FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.20.7@sha256:bc5f0b5e43282627279fe5262ae275fecb3d2eae3b33977a7fd200c7a760d6f1
+FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.20.8@sha256:700d72673608528a4fe42602f0a31f4dc2ffe0582d49aa049b624d372af838e0
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install -y linux-libc-dev rpm2cpio cpio git flex bison autoconf libelf-dev bc netcat-traditional
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/cilium/tetragon
diff --git a/Makefile.cli b/Makefile.cli
index 1e219ff9589..c875a6fad84 100644
--- a/Makefile.cli
+++ b/Makefile.cli
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 CLI_GO_BUILD = CGO_ENABLED=0 $(GO) build
 # renovate: datasource=docker
-GO_IMAGE = docker.io/library/golang:1.20.7-alpine
+GO_IMAGE = docker.io/library/golang:1.20.8-alpine
 TARGET=tetra
 
 RELEASE_UID ?= $(shell id -u)