diff --git a/.github/workflows/base-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/base-checks.yaml
index 498c4fbb5..4607e7201 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base-checks.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
       with:
-        go-version: "1.21"
+        go-version: "1.22"
 
     - name: "install kubebuilder"
       run: ./hack/install/install-kubebuilder.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 9533e372b..892bbfddd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Set up Go"
         uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version: "1.22"
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@988b5a0280414f521da01fcc63a27aeeb4b104db # v3.6.1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 29412caf7..b66d8610d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
       with:
-        go-version: "1.21"
+        go-version: "1.22"
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
 
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 1c9d9f597..15b966357 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ linters-settings:
   goimports:
     local-prefixes: github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator
   gosimple:
-    go: "1.21"
+    go: "1.22"
 
 linters:
   enable:
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ linters:
     - errcheck
 
 run:
-  go: '1.21'
+  go: '1.22'
   timeout: 10m
diff --git a/apis/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index a3d1b059a..d014c321b 100644
--- a/apis/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build !ignore_autogenerated
-// +build !ignore_autogenerated
 
 // Code generated by controller-gen. DO NOT EDIT.
 
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/jaeger-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/jaeger-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 776cb1171..7ad9bf23c 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/jaeger-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/jaeger-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ metadata:
     categories: Logging & Tracing
     certified: "false"
     containerImage: quay.io/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator:1.59.0
-    createdAt: "2024-07-15T10:13:19Z"
+    createdAt: "2024-08-09T08:45:04Z"
     description: Provides tracing, monitoring and troubleshooting for microservices-based
       distributed systems
     operators.openshift.io/infrastructure-features: '["disconnected"]'
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/jaegertracing.io_jaegers.yaml b/bundle/manifests/jaegertracing.io_jaegers.yaml
index e11919bdc..ae090b85c 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/jaegertracing.io_jaegers.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/jaegertracing.io_jaegers.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: observability/jaeger-operator-serving-cert
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.12.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.14.0
   creationTimestamp: null
   labels:
     name: jaeger-operator
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/jaegertracing.io_jaegers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/jaegertracing.io_jaegers.yaml
index 490372241..49bf6cd68 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/jaegertracing.io_jaegers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/jaegertracing.io_jaegers.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.12.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.14.0
   name: jaegers.jaegertracing.io
 spec:
   group: jaegertracing.io
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e9ef475e9..bfe22f88b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0
diff --git a/hack/install/install-controller-gen.sh b/hack/install/install-controller-gen.sh
index f989e6600..26581850e 100755
--- a/hack/install/install-controller-gen.sh
+++ b/hack/install/install-controller-gen.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-VERSION="0.12.0"
+VERSION="0.14.0"
 
 echo "Installing controller-gen"
 
diff --git a/pkg/kafka/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/kafka/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index db3174b2c..fa97eeccc 100644
--- a/pkg/kafka/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/kafka/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build !ignore_autogenerated
-// +build !ignore_autogenerated
 
 // Code generated by controller-gen. DO NOT EDIT.