diff --git a/tests/conformance/Dockerfile b/tests/conformance/Dockerfile
index 1dbd9f4660..d2b8c6d4c7 100644
--- a/tests/conformance/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/conformance/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.8
-FROM golang:1.22
+FROM golang:1.23
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tests/conformance