diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-reset-internal-testnet.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-reset-internal-testnet.yml
index 3135be00..7cc747cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-reset-internal-testnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-reset-internal-testnet.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
       - name: build kava node updater
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-seed-chain.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-seed-chain.yml
index 4faa0ee6..fb134aab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-seed-chain.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-seed-chain.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
       - name: build kava binary
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-start-chain.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-start-chain.yml
index 9f5f2001..007c9f8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-start-chain.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-start-chain.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
       - name: build kava node updater
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-default.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-default.yml
index 45f08b72..1c4105b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-default.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-default.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
       - name: build application
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
       - name: run unit tests
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
       - name: build kava cli
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
       - name: build kava cli
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml
index 50f4662e..82d05b8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
       - name: set build tag
diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 1799f52f..f3ab9141 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1 +1 @@
-golang 1.19
+golang 1.20
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 163dcf59..12f94221 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.19-alpine AS build-env
+FROM golang:1.20-alpine AS build-env
 
 # Set up dependencies
 # bash, jq, curl for debugging
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e51608a4..8a3398b0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kava-labs/kava
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.0-beta.7