diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 38c8f9e5a3..db597b86df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ OS ?= $(shell uname -s | tr A-Z a-z)
 ALL_ARCH = amd64 arm arm64 ppc64le s390x
 PKG = github.com/prometheus/common
 PROMETHEUS_VERSION = 2.46.0
-GO_VERSION = 1.20.7
+GO_VERSION = 1.20.8
 IMAGE = $(REGISTRY)/kube-state-metrics
 MULTI_ARCH_IMG = $(IMAGE)-$(ARCH)
 USER ?= $(shell id -u -n)