diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 417f80c5..3e64d273 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.22.4 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.24.0 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e92650e1..486d5f91 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/actions/actions-runner-controller
 
-go 1.23.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.0
+go 1.24.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/bradleyfalzon/ghinstallation/v2 v2.14.0
@@ -35,6 +33,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.32.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.32.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.32.2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
@@ -163,7 +162,6 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.32.2 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20241212222426-2c72e554b1e7 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241210054802-24370beab758 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241014173422-cfa47c3a1cc8 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.5.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 3795d363..ebc1f6f8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ func installActionsWorkflow(t *testing.T, testName, runnerLabel, testResultCMNam
 
 	var container string
 	if kubernetesContainerMode {
-		container = "golang:1.18"
+		container = "golang:1.24"
 	}
 
 	for _, j := range testJobs {
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ func installActionsWorkflow(t *testing.T, testName, runnerLabel, testResultCMNam
 				testing.Step{
 					Uses: "actions/setup-go@v3",
 					With: &testing.With{
-						GoVersion: "1.22.4",
+						GoVersion: "1.24.0",
 					},
 				},
 			)
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ func installActionsWorkflow(t *testing.T, testName, runnerLabel, testResultCMNam
 			testing.Step{
 				Uses: "azure/setup-kubectl@v1",
 				With: &testing.With{
-					Version: "v1.22.4",
+					Version: "v1.24.0",
 				},
 			},
 			testing.Step{