diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.8/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.8/Dockerfile.template
index 860d4ffa41f26..451a760acb1f5 100644
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.8/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go1.8/Dockerfile.template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   # limitations under the License.
   
-  FROM golang:1.8
+  FROM golang:1.23.4
   
   <%include file="../../go_path.include"/>
   <%include file="../../python_deps.include"/>