diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 182b1a0ca9..69fd9961dd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ benchmark-pure:
 vendor-update:
 	go get -u -d ./lib/...
 	go get -u -d ./app/...
-	go mod tidy -compat=1.19
+	go mod tidy -compat=1.20
 	go mod vendor
 
 app-local:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d7f4e56f37..955305f2a9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 replace (
 	// Newer versions of this package break vmselect build