diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2dc0ad163b..fe4a64d66a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ env:
   # /dev.Dockerfile
   # /make/builder.Dockerfile
   # /.github/workflows/release.yml
-  GO_VERSION: 1.22.5
+  GO_VERSION: 1.22.6
 
 jobs:
   ########################
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 702734cf8f..d7e932e158 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ defaults:
 
 env:
   # If you change this value, please change it in the following files as well:
-  # /.travis.yml
   # /Dockerfile
   # /dev.Dockerfile
   # /make/builder.Dockerfile
   # /.github/workflows/main.yml
-  GO_VERSION: 1.22.5
+  GO_VERSION: 1.22.6
 
 jobs:
   main:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 683eff81a9..3a6f642b1e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # /make/builder.Dockerfile
 # /.github/workflows/main.yml
 # /.github/workflows/release.yml
-FROM golang:1.22.5-alpine as builder
+FROM golang:1.22.6-alpine as builder
 
 # Force Go to use the cgo based DNS resolver. This is required to ensure DNS
 # queries required to connect to linked containers succeed.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d7e726df1f..5568b0b20a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ endif
 # GO_VERSION is the Go version used for the release build, docker files, and
 # GitHub Actions. This is the reference version for the project. All other Go
 # versions are checked against this version.
-GO_VERSION = 1.22.5
+GO_VERSION = 1.22.6
 
 GOBUILD := $(LOOPVARFIX) go build -v
 GOINSTALL := $(LOOPVARFIX) go install -v
diff --git a/dev.Dockerfile b/dev.Dockerfile
index c0d4572bb4..945e6a5b5d 100644
--- a/dev.Dockerfile
+++ b/dev.Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # /make/builder.Dockerfile
 # /.github/workflows/main.yml
 # /.github/workflows/release.yml
-FROM golang:1.22.5-alpine as builder
+FROM golang:1.22.6-alpine as builder
 
 LABEL maintainer="Olaoluwa Osuntokun <laolu@lightning.engineering>"
 
diff --git a/docker/btcd/Dockerfile b/docker/btcd/Dockerfile
index 0a54540c8e..0bb29c898d 100644
--- a/docker/btcd/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/btcd/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.22.5-alpine as builder
+FROM golang:1.22.6-alpine as builder
 
 LABEL maintainer="Olaoluwa Osuntokun <laolu@lightning.engineering>"
 
diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.md b/docs/INSTALL.md
index 3090835f3d..3b7f7cf4b2 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL.md
+++ b/docs/INSTALL.md
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ the following commands for your OS:
   <summary>Linux (x86-64)</summary>
   
   ```
-  wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.22.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+  wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.22.6.linux-amd64.tar.gz
   sha256sum go1.22.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz | awk -F " " '{ print $1 }'
   ```
 
   The final output of the command above should be
-  `904b924d435eaea086515bc63235b192ea441bd8c9b198c507e85009e6e4c7f0`. If it
+  `999805bed7d9039ec3da1a53bfbcafc13e367da52aa823cb60b68ba22d44c616`. If it
   isn't, then the target REPO HAS BEEN MODIFIED, and you shouldn't install
   this version of Go. If it matches, then proceed to install Go:
   ```
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ the following commands for your OS:
   ```
 
   The final output of the command above should be
-  `8c4587cf3e63c9aefbcafa92818c4d9d51683af93ea687bf6c7508d6fa36f85e`. If it
+  `b566484fe89a54c525dd1a4cbfec903c1f6e8f0b7b3dbaf94c79bc9145391083`. If it
   isn't, then the target REPO HAS BEEN MODIFIED, and you shouldn't install
   this version of Go. If it matches, then proceed to install Go:
   ```
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0e628d18b0..a3f4e3022a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -206,6 +206,6 @@ replace google.golang.org/protobuf => github.com/lightninglabs/protobuf-go-hex-d
 
 // If you change this please also update .github/pull_request_template.md,
 // docs/INSTALL.md and GO_IMAGE in lnrpc/gen_protos_docker.sh.
-go 1.21.4
+go 1.22.6
 
 retract v0.0.2
diff --git a/lnrpc/gen_protos_docker.sh b/lnrpc/gen_protos_docker.sh
index edf97e06b9..1472f5c5fa 100755
--- a/lnrpc/gen_protos_docker.sh
+++ b/lnrpc/gen_protos_docker.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -e
 DIR="$(cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd)"
 
 # golang docker image version used in this script.
-GO_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.21.4-alpine
+GO_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.22.6-alpine
 
 PROTOBUF_VERSION=$(docker run --rm -v $DIR/../:/lnd -w /lnd $GO_IMAGE \
   go list -f '{{.Version}}' -m google.golang.org/protobuf)