diff --git a/.github/workflows/operator.yml b/.github/workflows/operator.yml
index ddb858d22..cf7c169fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/operator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/operator.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.22"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.23"
   KIND_VERSION: "0.25.0"
   GO111MODULE: "on"
   OPERATOR_IMAGE: "quay.io/backube/volsync"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15a72268b..0400663ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Updated release to build on golang 1.23
 - Syncthing updated to v1.29.2
 - kube-rbac-proxy image configurable in helm chart values
 - mover scripts updated to use sync -f to only sync the target filesystem at
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index db1be10e3..f7f8d3b46 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ######################################################################
 # Establish a common builder image for all golang-based images
-FROM golang:1.22 AS golang-builder
+FROM golang:1.23 AS golang-builder
 USER root
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # We don't vendor modules. Enforce that behavior
diff --git a/Dockerfile.volsync-custom-scorecard-tests b/Dockerfile.volsync-custom-scorecard-tests
index aa6e4be5c..89801b2b5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.volsync-custom-scorecard-tests
+++ b/Dockerfile.volsync-custom-scorecard-tests
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the volsync-custom-scorecard-tests binary
-FROM golang:1.22 as builder
+FROM golang:1.23 as builder
 
 # Copy the go source
 COPY ./custom-scorecard-tests/. /workspace/
diff --git a/controllers/mover/syncthing/syncthing_test.go b/controllers/mover/syncthing/syncthing_test.go
index 818e04ce0..377d43730 100644
--- a/controllers/mover/syncthing/syncthing_test.go
+++ b/controllers/mover/syncthing/syncthing_test.go
@@ -1894,7 +1894,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Syncthing utils", func() {
 			cert, err := tls.X509KeyPair(certPEM.Bytes(), certKeyPEM.Bytes())
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(cert).ToNot(BeNil())
-			Expect(cert.Leaf).To(BeNil())
+			// cert.Leaf is now populated with golang 1.23 (https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#X509KeyPair)
+			Expect(cert.Leaf).NotTo(BeNil())
 			Expect(cert.Certificate[0]).ToNot(BeNil())
 			Expect(cert.PrivateKey).ToNot(BeNil())
 		})
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c5c7ee58e..3b1cbcc3f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/backube/volsync
 
-go 1.22.0
+go 1.23.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/dop251/diskrsync v1.3.0
diff --git a/helm/volsync/Chart.yaml b/helm/volsync/Chart.yaml
index 59bf72780..372fc12a0 100644
--- a/helm/volsync/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/volsync/Chart.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ annotations: # https://artifacthub.io/docs/topics/annotations/helm/
   # Changelog for current chart & app version
   # Kinds: added, changed, deprecated, removed, fixed, and security
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
+    - kind: changed
+      description: Updated release to build on golang 1.23
     - kind: changed
       description: Syncthing updated to v1.29.2
     - kind: changed