diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 06b055e..708d458 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ipfs/go-merkledag
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2