diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
index d68817e4..c50ea789 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache-dependency-path: |
             sidecar/otelcol/.otelcol-builder.yaml
             sidecar/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.22'
+          cache-dependency-path: operator/go.sum
       - name: Extract tag
         id: extract_tag
         run: echo "tag=$(echo $(git describe --tags --always))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
index 702d2f47..373d3ce2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.22'
+          cache-dependency-path: operator/go.sum
       - name: Run tests for tailing sidecar operator
         working-directory: ./operator
         run: make test
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache-dependency-path: |
             sidecar/otelcol/.otelcol-builder.yaml
             sidecar/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache-dependency-path: |
             .otelcol-builder.yaml
             .goreleaser.yaml
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache-dependency-path: |
             .otelcol-builder.yaml
             .goreleaser.yaml
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache-dependency-path: |
             sidecar/otelcol/.otelcol-builder.yaml
             sidecar/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache-dependency-path: |
             sidecar/otelcol/.otelcol-builder.yaml
             sidecar/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/release_builds.yml
index fd686a6c..b0c246cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_builds.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.22'
+          cache-dependency-path: operator/go.sum
       - name: Extract tag
         id: extract_tag
         run: echo "tag=$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/operator/go.mod b/operator/go.mod
index a948db98..fdeab653 100644
--- a/operator/go.mod
+++ b/operator/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/SumoLogic/tailing-sidecar/operator
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2