diff --git a/Dockerfile.dapper b/Dockerfile.dapper
index 53f4d48..158a099 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dapper
+++ b/Dockerfile.dapper
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.suse.com/bci/golang:1.18
+FROM registry.suse.com/bci/golang:1.20
 
 ARG DAPPER_HOST_ARCH
 ENV ARCH $DAPPER_HOST_ARCH
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1a6ab7b..f925e38 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/harvester/vm-import-controller
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0