diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-zui/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-zui/action.yml
index 432413c8a..25a3fb456 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-zui/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-zui/action.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Install Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: '1.21'
+        go-version: '1.23'
 
     - name: Install Node
       uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/packages/zed-wasm/go.mod b/packages/zed-wasm/go.mod
index f539f7838..551fd36e2 100644
--- a/packages/zed-wasm/go.mod
+++ b/packages/zed-wasm/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module zqjs
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.23
 
 require (
 	github.com/brimdata/zed v1.12.0