diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0032196b..b74e0331 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2