diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 7bf9455f08c9..e63679c7661b 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.20.5
+1.20.6
diff --git a/contributing/README.md b/contributing/README.md
index 1004d3a933bd..8cbc4f6ea007 100644
--- a/contributing/README.md
+++ b/contributing/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ A development environment is supplied via Vagrant to make getting started easier
 
 Developing without Vagrant
 ---
-1. Install [Go 1.20.5+](https://golang.org/) *(Note: `gcc-go` is not supported)*
+1. Install [Go 1.20.6+](https://golang.org/) *(Note: `gcc-go` is not supported)*
 1. Clone this repo
    ```sh
    $ git clone https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad.git
diff --git a/scripts/release/mac-remote-build b/scripts/release/mac-remote-build
index 238080c3d4fb..b7bc0691a953 100755
--- a/scripts/release/mac-remote-build
+++ b/scripts/release/mac-remote-build
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ REPO_PATH="${TMP_WORKSPACE}/gopath/src/github.com/hashicorp/nomad"
 mkdir -p "${TMP_WORKSPACE}/tmp"
 
 install_go() {
-  local go_version="1.20.5"
+  local go_version="1.20.6"
   local download=
 
   download="https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${go_version}.darwin-amd64.tar.gz"
diff --git a/scripts/vagrant-linux-priv-go.sh b/scripts/vagrant-linux-priv-go.sh
index 3478a2c3763f..5d15ea6655e3 100755
--- a/scripts/vagrant-linux-priv-go.sh
+++ b/scripts/vagrant-linux-priv-go.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -o errexit
 
 function install_go() {
-	local go_version="1.20.5"
+	local go_version="1.20.6"
 	local download="https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${go_version}.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
 
 		if go version 2>&1 | grep -q "${go_version}"; then