diff --git a/srcpkgs/go/template b/srcpkgs/go/template
index 029c00cc09e..80469c3b6c4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/go/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/go/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'go'
 pkgname=go
-version=1.19.5
+version=1.20
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc=go
-hostmakedepends="go1.12-bootstrap"
+hostmakedepends="go1.17-bootstrap"
 checkdepends="iana-etc clang gcc-fortran"
 short_desc="Go Programming Language"
 maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://go.dev/"
 changelog="https://go.dev/doc/devel/release.html"
 distfiles="https://go.dev/dl/go${version}.src.tar.gz"
-checksum=8e486e8e85a281fc5ce3f0bedc5b9d2dbf6276d7db0b25d3ec034f313da0375f
+checksum=3a29ff0421beaf6329292b8a46311c9fbf06c800077ceddef5fb7f8d5b1ace33
 nostrip=yes
 noverifyrdeps=yes
 # on CI it tries to use `git submodule`, which is not part of chroot-git
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ do_build() {
 	# dependency
 	unset CGO_CXXFLAGS CGO_ENABLED # CGO_CFLAGS
 
-	export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP="/usr/lib/go1.12"
+	export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP="/usr/lib/go1.17.13"
 	export GOROOT=$PWD
 	export GOROOT_FINAL="/usr/lib/go"
 	export GOARCH=${_goarch}