diff --git a/hack/tools/go.mod b/hack/tools/go.mod
index ee468e10..0143e69b 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/kind/hack/tools
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.23
 
 require (
 	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.62.2