diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 49e0a31d49..e4a973f913 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.23.1
+1.24.2
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ec3423c437..ee6c775214 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/elastic/elastic-package
 
-go 1.23.0
-
-toolchain go1.23.1
+go 1.24.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.7
diff --git a/internal/stack/_static/geoip_source/README.md b/internal/stack/_static/geoip_source/README.md
index 28417dcc72..7cbb008874 100644
--- a/internal/stack/_static/geoip_source/README.md
+++ b/internal/stack/_static/geoip_source/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ In the following sections, it is described how to build your own custom GeoIP da
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-1. Install GoLang 1.23 or later
+1. Install GoLang 1.24 or later
 2. Install `mmdbinspect` and add it your PATH (https://github.com/maxmind/mmdbinspect)
 
 The following section describes the procedure to generate new `mmdb` databases from the JSON source files.