diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 9001888a606..b6ec3b01d60 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -283,25 +283,19 @@ dependencies:
 
   # TODO: remove this after upgrade to Go 1.23 is finalized and there's on risk of reverting
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross: dependents k8s-cloud-builder (v1.31-cross1.22)"
-    version: v1.31.0-go1.22.8-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.31.0-go1.22.9-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
       match: "KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross: dependents k8s-cloud-builder (v1.30-cross1.22)"
-    version: v1.30.0-go1.22.8-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.30.0-go1.22.9-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
       match: "KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross: dependents k8s-cloud-builder (v1.29-cross1.22)"
-    version: v1.29.0-go1.22.8-bullseye.0
-    refPaths:
-    - path: images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
-      match: "KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
-
-  - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross: dependents k8s-cloud-builder (v1.28-cross1.22)"
-    version: v1.28.0-go1.22.8-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.29.0-go1.22.9-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
       match: "KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
@@ -324,28 +318,21 @@ dependencies:
 
   # Golang (previous release branch: 1.31)
   - name: "golang: after kubernetes/kubernetes update (previous release branches: 1.31)"
-    version: 1.22.8
+    version: 1.22.9
     refPaths:
     - path: images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml
       match: \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
 
   # Golang (previous release branch: 1.30)
   - name: "golang: after kubernetes/kubernetes update (previous release branches: 1.30)"
-    version: 1.22.8
+    version: 1.22.9
     refPaths:
     - path: images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml
       match: \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
 
   # Golang (previous release branch: 1.29)
   - name: "golang: after kubernetes/kubernetes update (previous release branches: 1.29)"
-    version: 1.22.8
-    refPaths:
-    - path: images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml
-      match: \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
-
-  # Golang (previous release branch: 1.28)
-  - name: "golang: after kubernetes/kubernetes update (previous release branches: 1.28)"
-    version: 1.22.8
+    version: 1.22.9
     refPaths:
     - path: images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml
       match: \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?
diff --git a/images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml b/images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
index bfc7007c9d4..80c61380604 100644
--- a/images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
+++ b/images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
@@ -8,13 +8,10 @@ variants:
   # TODO: remove this after upgrade to Go 1.23 is finalized and there's on risk of reverting
   v1.31-cross1.22-bullseye:
     CONFIG: 'cross1.22'
-    KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.31.0-go1.22.8-bullseye.0'
+    KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.31.0-go1.22.9-bullseye.0'
   v1.30-cross1.22-bullseye:
     CONFIG: 'cross1.22'
-    KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.30.0-go1.22.8-bullseye.0'
+    KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.30.0-go1.22.9-bullseye.0'
   v1.29-cross1.22-bullseye:
     CONFIG: 'cross1.21'
-    KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.29.0-go1.22.8-bullseye.0'
-  v1.28-cross1.22-bullseye:
-    CONFIG: 'cross1.20'
-    KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.28.0-go1.22.8-bullseye.0'
+    KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.29.0-go1.22.9-bullseye.0'
diff --git a/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml b/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml
index 017cbbdc0db..df5426d976d 100644
--- a/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml
+++ b/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 variants:
   default:
     CONFIG: default
-    GO_VERSION: '1.22.8'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.22.9'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
   next:
     CONFIG: next
@@ -13,17 +13,13 @@ variants:
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
   '1.31':
     CONFIG: '1.31'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.22.8'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.22.9'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
   '1.30':
     CONFIG: '1.30'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.22.8'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.22.9'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
   '1.29':
     CONFIG: '1.29'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.22.8'
-    OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
-  '1.28':
-    CONFIG: '1.28'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.22.8'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.22.9'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'