diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index c59c7fa5db3..c9d745c0d6a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages gawk)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gcc)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gd)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages golang)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-build)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-compression)
@@ -25294,6 +25295,7 @@ functions.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
       #:import-path "github.com/biogo/store"))
     (propagated-inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index 741d8fa1b9e..2495d659b41 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ database later.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:build-flags #~(list "-tags" "external_libzstd")
       #:test-flags #~(list "-tags" "external_libzstd"
                            ;; Skip tests requiring git in PATH.
diff --git a/gnu/packages/education.scm b/gnu/packages/education.scm
index 3d6ec79b690..68aaebd969e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/education.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/education.scm
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages gettext)
   #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnome)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages golang)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-build)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-web)
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/xalanq/cf-tool"
       #:phases
@@ -1126,6 +1128,7 @@ machine, and more.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/exercism/cli/exercism"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/exercism/cli"
diff --git a/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm b/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
index 35d28c4ce27..d2aa660e246 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ is corrupted you'll lose the affected file(s) but not the whole back-up.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/google/fscrypt"
       #:install-source? #f
       #:test-flags
@@ -2206,8 +2207,8 @@ memory-efficient.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/oniony/TMSU"
-      #:unpack-path "github.com/oniony/TMSU"
       #:install-source? #f
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-build.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-build.scm
index 117b16376c6..cc12a5dbd7a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-build.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-build.scm
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix utils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages gcc))
+  #:use-module (gnu packages gcc)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages golang))
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 ;;;
@@ -388,6 +389,7 @@ primitives in Go.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm")
     (synopsis "Assembler from the Go compiler, in library form")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm
index 330ef4cc03d..e72a0609dae 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm
@@ -331,7 +331,9 @@ test (using testing.TB's @code{TempDir}) and with a few helper methods.")
            "1mkbyzhwq3rby832ikq00nxv3jnckxsm3949wkxd8ya9js2jmg4d"))))
       (build-system go-build-system)
       (arguments
-       '(#:import-path "github.com/cheekybits/is"))
+       (list
+        #:go go-1.23
+        #:import-path "github.com/cheekybits/is"))
       (home-page "https://github.com/cheekybits/is")
       (synopsis "Mini testing helper for Go")
       (description "A mini testing helper for Go.
@@ -473,6 +475,7 @@ strings which may be used in mock tests.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -1000,6 +1003,7 @@ package, but can be used in other contexts too.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/google/gofuzz"
       ;; Tests fail on 32bit
       #:tests? (target-64bit?)))
@@ -1675,6 +1679,7 @@ output capturing, mocking, and much more.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/matryer/is"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/matryer/is")
     (synopsis "Lightweight testing mini-framework for Golang")
@@ -1763,6 +1768,7 @@ error messages, preserving the order of @code{have} (actual result) before
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
       #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestIntegration")))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -1877,6 +1883,7 @@ framework.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/otiai10/mint"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/otiai10/mint")
     (synopsis "Minimal assertion for Golang testing framework")
@@ -2039,6 +2046,7 @@ GIT_TRACE mechanism.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/smarty/assertions"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/smarty/assertions")
     (synopsis "Fluent assertion-style functions")
@@ -2137,6 +2145,9 @@ test coverage and has a web user interface that will refresh automatically.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      ;; See the list of supported Golang versions in
+      ;; <testify/.github/workflows/main.yml>.
+      #:go go-1.23
       ;; XXX: Tests are shaky on non x86_64 architectures, check if some may
       ;; be enabled.
       #:tests? (target-x86-64?)
@@ -2389,6 +2400,7 @@ customization
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/warpfork/go-testmark"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-warpfork-go-fsx))
@@ -2419,6 +2431,7 @@ testmark} format, which itself is a subset of Markdown format.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/warpfork/go-wish"
       #:test-subdirs #~(list "cmp/..." "wishfix" ".")
       #:test-flags
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm
index a8195db9a0b..1975c972ae9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ primitives.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/99designs/keyring"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip" (string-join
@@ -388,6 +389,7 @@ with its management port enabled.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
       #:import-path "github.com/blanu/Dust"))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -568,6 +570,7 @@ described at @url{https://xxhash.com/}.")
       (build-system go-build-system)
       (arguments
        (list
+        #:go go-1.23
         #:import-path "github.com/chmduquesne/rollinghash/"
         #:phases
         #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-maths.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-maths.scm
index bafd75501cd..76dc26c5c83 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-maths.scm
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   #:use-module (guix git-download)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages golang)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-build))
 
 ;;; Commentary:
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ flow into higher precision types from the @code{math.big} library.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/montanaflynn/stats"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-vcs.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-vcs.scm
index 28b3d8fa0c5..74dceed8eca 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-vcs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-vcs.scm
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ using the Git pkt-line format used in various Git operations.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/jiangxin/goconfig"))
     (native-inputs
      (list git-minimal/pinned
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm
index e85e6880d40..4168f8ab3f3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ example @code{GOPPROF=http,block}.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/apex/log"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-tj-assert
@@ -566,7 +567,8 @@ require encoding and decoding before fanning-out to handlers.")
   (hidden-package
    (package/inherit go-github-com-apex-log
      (arguments
-      (list #:import-path "github.com/apex/log"
+      (list #:go go-1.23
+            #:import-path "github.com/apex/log"
             #:test-subdirs #~(list ".")))
      (propagated-inputs
       (list go-github-com-fatih-color
@@ -843,6 +845,7 @@ functions.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -1596,6 +1599,7 @@ and RFC 5389).")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff")
     (synopsis "The exponential backoff algorithm in Go")
@@ -2024,7 +2028,9 @@ Any}.")
         (base32 "180wnxiim622v17xcnrjrg9g07mg4xizmlxxyrl9p42is0abi9c8"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:import-path "github.com/coreos/go-oidc"))
+     (list
+      #:go go-1.23
+      #:import-path "github.com/coreos/go-oidc"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-golang-org-x-net))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -2338,6 +2344,7 @@ translation (NAT), proxies, sockets, and transport layer security (TLS).")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/donovanhide/eventsource"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/donovanhide/eventsource")
     (synopsis "Server Side Events client and server for Golang")
@@ -2896,6 +2903,7 @@ application's http.Handlers.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/flosch/pongo2/v6"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-gopkg-in-check-v1))
@@ -3268,6 +3276,7 @@ Signature headers are to be set (but not both).")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-google-go-cmp
@@ -3666,6 +3675,7 @@ projects.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:embed-files #~(list "jsonschema-draft-04\\.json" "schema\\.json")
       #:import-path "github.com/go-openapi/validate"
       #:phases
@@ -3820,6 +3830,7 @@ from CloudFlare's github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/revoke.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/gobwas/httphead"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/gobwas/httphead")
     (synopsis "Tiny HTTP header value parsing library in Golang")
@@ -3966,6 +3977,7 @@ APIs.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
       #:import-path "github.com/gogo/protobuf"
       ;; protoc: exec: "protoc-min-version": executable file not found in $PATH
@@ -4236,7 +4248,9 @@ parameters.")
         (base32 "0j2xjy8xrk9y9k6bqpvimj84i6hg1wwsyvwsb0axhmp49cmnrp86"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     '(#:import-path "github.com/google/safehtml"))
+     (list
+      #:go go-1.23
+      #:import-path "github.com/google/safehtml"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-golang-org-x-text))
     (home-page "https://github.com/google/safehtml")
@@ -5055,8 +5069,10 @@ authenticated identities and their attributes.")
         (base32 "1rv495j8j2x6avw5hqpf7rpiakr5gdsx6pv8rfn0ff7vi35zfa62"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     '(#:import-path "github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8"
-       #:unpack-path "github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5"))
+     (list
+      #:go go-1.23
+      #:import-path "github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8"
+      #:unpack-path "github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -5186,7 +5202,9 @@ about missing required fields, or when pattern validation does not match.")
         (base32 "1mlgnk0y0d8njx7h66w6bhr95zh2ccg1hxlnm15i2lfh6l58s60q"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:import-path "github.com/jhillyerd/enmime"))
+     (list
+      #:go go-1.23
+      #:import-path "github.com/jhillyerd/enmime"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-go-test-deep
            go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -5219,6 +5237,7 @@ geared towards parsing MIME encoded emails.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/jlaffaye/ftp"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -5246,7 +5265,9 @@ described in @url{https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc959,RFC 959}.")
         (base32 "18zyr9nlywmwp3wpzcjxrgq9s9d2mmc6zg6xhsna00m663nkyc3n"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     '(#:import-path "github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath"))
+     (list
+      #:go go-1.23
+      #:import-path "github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-davecgh-go-spew
            go-github-com-pmezard-go-difflib
@@ -5323,6 +5344,7 @@ controlled.  It is based on netlink messages.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/json-iterator/go"
       #:test-flags
       ;; XXX: Try to skip just "Test_symmetric/map[test.stringKeyType]string".
@@ -5495,6 +5517,7 @@ protocol in Go language.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
       #:import-path "github.com/labbsr0x/goh"))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -6095,6 +6118,7 @@ fixed.")
            go-golang-org-x-text))
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/go-gemini"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/makew0rld/go-gemini")
     (synopsis "Client/server library for the Gemini protocol, in Go")
@@ -7605,6 +7629,7 @@ Border Gateway Protocol}} implementation.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
       #:import-path "github.com/ovn-kubernetes/libovsdb"
       #:test-flags
@@ -7691,6 +7716,7 @@ also be used to manage your stamp collection.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/pascaldekloe/goe"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -7752,6 +7778,7 @@ API.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/perimeterx/marshmallow"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-go-test-deep))
@@ -7999,6 +8026,7 @@ part of @url{https://github.com/pion, Pion} WebRTC implementation.")
         (base32 "0f9jy80law69zb26rkb6kl6w1c66vdghdrmifhwlmzngb644ihdb"))))
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:tests? #f ;Tests require network access.
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/ice/v3"))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -8304,6 +8332,7 @@ Protocol,SCTP} as specified in
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/stun"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -8338,6 +8367,7 @@ Protocol,SCTP} as specified in
         (base32 "0zli55ls5izpr6cw0wj0gy44872xn9rk20i8ay9cfk7j2rb60y60"))))
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/stun/v2"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-pion-dtls-v2
@@ -8362,6 +8392,7 @@ Protocol,SCTP} as specified in
         (base32 "0yavl76y0fida9f1jfdmzdg7rm5jhp6kvdgn3smsf93jad1vbr2x"))))
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/stun/v3"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-pion-dtls-v3
@@ -8468,6 +8499,7 @@ throughout the @url{https://github.com/pion, Pion} modules.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/pion/turn"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip"
@@ -8998,6 +9030,7 @@ protocol.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/quic-go/webtransport-go"
       ;; Error: "68" is not greater than "80"
       #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestDatagrams")))
@@ -9614,6 +9647,7 @@ StatHat} account.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/swaggo/swag"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/swaggo/swag"
       #:embed-files
@@ -10056,6 +10090,7 @@ encoding library for the MessagePack, CBOR, JSON and the Binc formats.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/urfave/negroni"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/urfave/negroni")
     (synopsis "Idiomatic HTTP Middleware for Golang")
@@ -10081,6 +10116,7 @@ tiny,non-intrusive, and encourages use of @code{net/http} Handlers.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/urfave/negroni/v3"))))
 
 (define-public go-github-com-valyala-fasthttp
@@ -10519,6 +10555,7 @@ programming language.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       ;; validation of time strings.  only RFC3339 not all of ISO 8601 are
       ;; valid.  expects: false, given true Schema: {"format":"time"} Data:
       ;; "01:01:01,1111"
@@ -10751,6 +10788,7 @@ It is to used for inputs in other packages.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/zitadel/oidc/v3"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip" (string-join
@@ -10938,6 +10976,7 @@ Go.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       ;; Project provides a Go library and also CLI builds.
       #:skip-build? #t
       #:import-path
@@ -11084,6 +11123,7 @@ lists)
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "go.opencensus.io"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip"
@@ -11939,6 +11979,7 @@ the code or routes.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "maunium.net/go/mautrix"
       #:embed-files
       #~(list
@@ -12165,6 +12206,7 @@ protocol.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:build-flags #~(list (string-append "-ldflags="
                                            "-X main.lyrebirdVersion="
                                            #$version " -s -w"))
@@ -12350,6 +12392,7 @@ carries no encryption keys and cannot decode the traffic that it proxies.")))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/tomnomnom/gron"))
     (native-inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
index ca8e895367e..10ea7019afd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
       #:import-path "9fans.net/go"
       #:test-subdirs #~(list "acme/..."
@@ -561,7 +562,9 @@ commands.")
         (base32 "1z64yzr2l5j5r5rqi89jk4madn3ak8hw95lva5ra7gnlyhh2vs05"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:import-path "git.sr.ht/~rockorager/tcell-term"))
+     (list
+      #:go go-1.23
+      #:import-path "git.sr.ht/~rockorager/tcell-term"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -1002,7 +1005,9 @@ prompts on terminals supporting ANSI escape sequences.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     ;; TODO: Build cmd/chroma and cmd/chromad commands.
     (arguments
-     `(#:import-path "github.com/alecthomas/chroma"))
+     (list
+      #:go go-1.23
+      #:import-path "github.com/alecthomas/chroma"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-alecthomas-kong
            go-github-com-alecthomas-kong-hcl
@@ -1421,6 +1426,7 @@ environment and runtime configuration.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/AndreasBriese/bbloom"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/AndreasBriese/bbloom")
     (synopsis "Bitset Bloom filter for Golang")
@@ -1754,6 +1760,7 @@ cluster segmentation algorithm.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/arbovm/levenshtein"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/arbovm/levenshtein")
     (synopsis "Levenshtein Distance in Golang")
@@ -1874,6 +1881,7 @@ for Go.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/asaskevich/govalidator"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -2435,6 +2443,7 @@ based on murmurhash.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       ;; This test fails with Go 1.16.
       #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestMatch")
       #:import-path "github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar"))
@@ -4462,6 +4471,7 @@ parse and compare two semantic version strings.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -4853,6 +4863,8 @@ structs in the Go programming language.")
     (outputs '("out" "doc"))
     (arguments
      (list
+      ;; See <https://github.com/d5/tengo/issues/466>.
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/d5/tengo/v2"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -7166,6 +7178,7 @@ also favors portability, and includes support for all POSIX systems.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/gdey/errors"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/gdey/errors")
     (synopsis "Augmentation of std @code{errors} library")
@@ -7213,6 +7226,7 @@ library in go standard library.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/ghemawat/stream"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/ghemawat/stream")
     (synopsis "UNIX pipe-like chained filters")
@@ -7360,6 +7374,7 @@ goroutines.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/go-errors/errors"
       ;; Stack trace does not contain source line: 'a: b(5)'.
       #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestStackFormat")))
@@ -7716,6 +7731,7 @@ professionally translated
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/go-spatial/proj"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -7931,6 +7947,7 @@ native Go structure.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/gobwas/glob"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/gobwas/glob")
     (synopsis "Go globbing library")
@@ -8028,6 +8045,7 @@ size.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/godbus/dbus"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -8158,6 +8176,7 @@ execution.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/gogs/chardet"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/gogs/chardet")
     (synopsis "Character set detection for Go")
@@ -8699,6 +8718,7 @@ provides a buffered io.Writer that is flushed at a timed interval.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/goverter/patherr"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/goverter/patherr")
     (synopsis "Implementation for Goverter's wrapErrorsUsing")
@@ -9670,6 +9690,7 @@ better way of handling YAML when marshaling to and from structs.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/itchyny/go-flags"
       ;; Test is time dependent and not reproducible.
       ;; -.TH TestMan 1 "1 January 1970"
@@ -10479,6 +10500,7 @@ object, which implements simple error-retrying functionality.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/jbenet/goprocess"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-short"
@@ -10645,6 +10667,7 @@ text, etc. with a heavy emphasis on customization.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
       #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestCompletion|TestParserCompletion")))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -11237,6 +11260,7 @@ resources located relative to the executable file.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/karrick/godirwalk"))
     ;; To build all examples as a test scenario.
     (native-inputs
@@ -12101,6 +12125,7 @@ structure.  It's a stable fork of https://github.com/mndrix/ps.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "layeh.com/gopher-luar"))
     (propagated-inputs (list go-github-com-yuin-gopher-lua))
     (home-page "https://github.com/layeh/gopher-luar")
@@ -12670,6 +12695,7 @@ generation.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc")
     (synopsis "Here-documents with indent")
@@ -12729,6 +12755,7 @@ implementing features like:
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/Masterminds/goutils"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/Masterminds/goutils/")
     (synopsis "Utility functions to manipulate strings")
@@ -13012,14 +13039,16 @@ string.")
          "0l0l5s4hlsrm4z6hygig2pp1qirk5ycrzn9z27ay3yvg9k7zafzx"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:import-path "github.com/mattn/go-shellwords"
-       #:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (add-after 'unpack 'patch-sh-path
-           (lambda* (#:key import-path #:allow-other-keys)
-             (substitute* (string-append
-                           "src/" import-path "/util_posix.go")
-               (("/bin/sh") (which "sh"))))))))
+     (list
+      #:go go-1.23
+      #:import-path "github.com/mattn/go-shellwords"
+      #:phases
+      #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
+          (add-after 'unpack 'patch-sh-path
+            (lambda* (#:key import-path #:allow-other-keys)
+              (substitute* (string-append
+                            "src/" import-path "/util_posix.go")
+                (("/bin/sh") (which "sh"))))))))
     (home-page "https://github.com/mattn/go-shellwords")
     (synopsis "Parse lines into shell words")
     (description "This package parses text into shell arguments.  Based on
@@ -13618,6 +13647,7 @@ https://github.com/syndtr/gocapability.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/moby/sys/mountinfo"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/moby/sys"
       #:test-flags
@@ -14082,6 +14112,7 @@ Authentication Modules, PAM} application API.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/muesli/cancelreader"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-golang-org-x-sys))
@@ -14632,6 +14663,7 @@ pretty printed rendering in Golang.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
       #:import-path "github.com/nlpodyssey/spago"))
     (native-inputs
@@ -14781,6 +14813,7 @@ NSQ protocol @url{https://nsq.io/}.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/nxadm/tail"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-fsnotify-fsnotify
@@ -15375,6 +15408,7 @@ composable way such that accurate error can be reasoned about.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/orisano/pixelmatch"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/orisano/pixelmatch")
     (synopsis "Pixelmatch port to Go")
@@ -15559,6 +15593,7 @@ processes.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/pborman/getopt"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/pborman/getopt")
     (synopsis "Getopt style option parsing for Go")
@@ -15630,7 +15665,9 @@ package (which is based off an earlier version of this package).")
         (base32 "1wypjrr1axkrkzp4n5gvams94f2sd7dq1pdpd2i35sgpdz6r2m6g"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:import-path "github.com/pelletier/go-toml"))
+     (list
+      #:go go-1.23
+      #:import-path "github.com/pelletier/go-toml"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-burntsushi-toml
            go-github-com-davecgh-go-spew
@@ -15914,6 +15951,7 @@ on top of the standard library @code{flag} package.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/pingcap/errors"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip" (string-join
@@ -15978,6 +16016,7 @@ Pion}.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/pkg/diff"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/pkg/diff/")
     (synopsis "Create and print diffs")
@@ -16067,6 +16106,7 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_file_attributes}.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/pmezard/go-difflib/difflib"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/pmezard/go-difflib/"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/pmezard/go-difflib")
@@ -16091,6 +16131,7 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_file_attributes}.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/polydawn/refmt"))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-go-yaml-yaml
@@ -16691,7 +16732,9 @@ logging.")
        (sha256
         (base32 "0d1rg1drrfmabilqjjayklsz5d0n3hkf979sr3wsrw92bfbkivs7"))))
     (arguments
-     (list #:import-path "github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2"))))
+     (list
+      #:go go-1.23
+      #:import-path "github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2"))))
 
 (define-public go-github-com-rwcarlsen-goexif
   ;; No release or version tag, Golang pseudo version:
@@ -17153,6 +17196,7 @@ and branchless algorithms shine.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
       #:import-path "github.com/segmentio/encoding"
       #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestUnmarshalFixture|TestDecodeFixture")))
@@ -17484,6 +17528,7 @@ GNU/Linux, this is a proxy for the @command{xdg-open} command.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/smacker/go-tree-sitter"))
     (native-inputs (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (home-page "https://github.com/smacker/go-tree-sitter")
@@ -17931,6 +17976,7 @@ slices, JSON and other data.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/subosito/gotenv"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -19232,6 +19278,7 @@ weighted moving averages}.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack/v4"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-gopkg-in-check-v1))
@@ -19391,6 +19438,7 @@ Redis.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/warpfork/go-fsx"))
     (home-page "https://github.com/warpfork/go-fsx")
     (synopsis "Extended filesystem interface for Golang")
@@ -20008,6 +20056,7 @@ common sequence} values from two arbitrary arrays.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -20785,6 +20834,7 @@ written in YAML or JSON.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip"
@@ -21226,6 +21276,7 @@ APIs may be unstable
       (build-system go-build-system)
       (arguments
        (list
+        #:go go-1.23
         #:skip-build? #t
         #:import-path "go4.org"
         #:test-subdirs
@@ -21813,6 +21864,7 @@ dependencies.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "howett.net/plist"
       ;; cmd requires gopkg.in/yaml.v1
       #:test-subdirs #~(list "internal/..." ".")))
@@ -21887,6 +21939,7 @@ split out here for ease of reuse and maintainability.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "k8s.io/klog/v2"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip"
diff --git a/gnu/packages/irc.scm b/gnu/packages/irc.scm
index 17e397f86bb..0675213c267 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/irc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/irc.scm
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnome)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnupg)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages golang)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-build)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-web)
@@ -1232,6 +1233,7 @@ seen, tell, and what.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "codeberg.org/emersion/soju"
       #:phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 79a72941eed..dedc4b1665a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -5315,7 +5315,7 @@ from the module-init-tools project.")
         (list
           ;; For the test suite.
           cppcheck
-          go)))
+          go-1.23)))
     (home-page "https://github.com/rfjakob/earlyoom")
     (synopsis "Simple out of memory (OOM) daemon for the Linux kernel")
     (description "Early OOM is a minimalist out of memory (OOM) daemon that
diff --git a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
index c267c8207ec..8bc504fc388 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnome)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnupg)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages golang)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-build)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-compression)
@@ -3374,6 +3375,7 @@ designed for experienced users.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       ;; It helps to resolve <golang.org/x/net/publicsuffix/table.go:63:12>:
       ;; pattern data/children: cannot embed irregular file data/children
       #:embed-files #~(list "children" "nodes" "text")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/password-utils.scm b/gnu/packages/password-utils.scm
index 051dc6a9ac6..704690a0f7f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/password-utils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/password-utils.scm
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnome)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnupg)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages golang)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-build)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-crypto)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-xyz)
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/99designs/aws-vault"
       #:build-flags
diff --git a/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm b/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm
index 20d6edd1b1d..66bc4617e1d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     (outputs '("out" "utils"))
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
        #:modules '((srfi srfi-26) ; for cut
                    (guix build utils)
                    (guix build go-build-system))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/text-editors.scm b/gnu/packages/text-editors.scm
index baf526b4fef..01c00e00815 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/text-editors.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/text-editors.scm
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages freedesktop)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gettext)
   #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages golang)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-build)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-xyz)
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ extensions over the standard utility.")
       (build-system go-build-system)
       (arguments
        (list
+        #:go go-1.23
         #:install-source? #f
         #:import-path "github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/cmd/micro"
         #:unpack-path "github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2"
diff --git a/gnu/packages/textutils.scm b/gnu/packages/textutils.scm
index b9d3dd6ac8e..02d19a743ee 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/textutils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/textutils.scm
@@ -1402,6 +1402,7 @@ formats (e.g. Bibtex, RIS, etc.) using a common XML intermediate.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/benhoyt/goawk"
       #:phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index 55897de02ec..452fafe068f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -4299,6 +4299,7 @@ file contents on a remote server.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "git.sr.ht/~ngraves/lfs-s3"))
     (inputs (list git-lfs))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -4867,6 +4868,7 @@ developer workflow, and project and release management.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "git.sr.ht/~xenrox/hut"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index daac0fbefea..f4966439cb7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnome)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnunet)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnupg)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages golang)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-build)
   #:use-module (gnu packages golang-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages graphics)
@@ -3516,6 +3517,7 @@ playlists.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/Kethsar/ytarchive"
       #:embed-files #~(list "children" "nodes" "text")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm b/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
index cf70505ac58..5940ca54188 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnome)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnome-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnupg)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages golang)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gstreamer)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
   #:use-module (gnu packages image)
@@ -923,6 +924,7 @@ history, and page outlines.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "tildegit.org/sloum/bombadillo"
       #:install-source? #f
       #:phases