diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0a0bffaa..ea06fa05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   # Common versions
-  GO_VERSION: "1.21"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.22"
   GOLANGCI_VERSION: "v1.55.2"
   DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION: "v0.8.2"
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d1e3ffad..7cc7e137 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PROJECT_REPO := github.com/crossplane/$(PROJECT_NAME)
 # GOLANGCILINT_VERSION is inherited from build submodule by default.
 # Uncomment below if you need to override the version.
 GOLANGCILINT_VERSION ?= 1.55.2
-GO_REQUIRED_VERSION ?= 1.21
+GO_REQUIRED_VERSION ?= 1.22
 
 PLATFORMS ?= linux_amd64 linux_arm64
 # -include will silently skip missing files, which allows us