diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a3b83f6c..f1aa3b0a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ parameters:
   # override it in any parameterized builds, but just as a convenient shareable constant.
   go-release-version:
     type: string
-    default: "1.20.2"
+    default: "1.20.4"
 
   # In addition to the most recent version of Go, we also support the previous version.
   go-previous-version:
     type: string
-    default: "1.19.7"
+    default: "1.19.9"
 
   # We use a remote Docker host in some CI jobs that need to run Docker containers.
   # As of 2022-04-15, the default Docker daemon version was 17.09.0-ce, which started
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update_go_versions.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update_go_versions.md
index 6f77fb7d..e6dd6682 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update_go_versions.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update_go_versions.md
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ It's time to update Relay's supported Go versions, due to a recent upstream Go r
 The Go major release cadence is ~every 6 months; the two most recent major versions are supported. 
 Note that between major releases, the Go team often ships multiple minor versions. 
 
-|             | Current repo configuration         | Desired repo configuration             |
-|-------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-| Latest      | {{ env.RELAY_LATEST_VERSION}}      | {{ env.OFFICIAL_LATEST_VERSION }}      |
-| Penultimate | {{ env.RELAY_PENULTIMATE_VERSION}} | {{ env.OFFICIAL_PENULTIMATE_VERSION }} |
+|             | Current repo configuration         | Desired repo configuration                                                                                          |
+|-------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Latest      | {{ env.RELAY_LATEST_VERSION}}      | [{{ env.OFFICIAL_LATEST_VERSION }}](https://go.dev/doc/devel/release#go{{ env.OFFICIAL_LATEST_VERSION }})           |
+| Penultimate | {{ env.RELAY_PENULTIMATE_VERSION}} | [{{ env.OFFICIAL_PENULTIMATE_VERSION }}](https://go.dev/doc/devel/release#go{{ env.OFFICIAL_PENULTIMATE_VERSION }}) |
 
 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-go-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/check-go-versions.yml
index 28b0a39c..28ee7082 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-go-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-go-versions.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
       contents: read
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      force_create_issue: ${{ github.event.inputs.force_create_issue }}
     timeout-minutes: 2
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         # If the latest official Go version is different from Relay's release version, generate an issue
         # with useful details.
       - name: Create issue if update required
-        if: env.force_create_issue == true || (steps.relay-latest-version.outputs.result != env.officialLatestVersion)
+        if: github.event.inputs.force_create_issue || (steps.relay-latest-version.outputs.result != env.officialLatestVersion)
         uses: JasonEtco/create-an-issue@e27dddc79c92bc6e4562f268fffa5ed752639abd
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.ldrelease/config.yml b/.ldrelease/config.yml
index df883394..172b294f 100644
--- a/.ldrelease/config.yml
+++ b/.ldrelease/config.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ repo:
 
 jobs:
   - docker:
-      image: cimg/go:1.20.2   # See "Runtime platform versions" in CONTRIBUTING.md
+      image: cimg/go:1.20.4   # See "Runtime platform versions" in CONTRIBUTING.md
       copyGitHistory: true
     template:
       name: go
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 612e697f..ec5a2558 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This is a standalone Dockerfile that does not depend on goreleaser building the binary
 # It is NOT the version that is pushed to dockerhub
-FROM golang:1.20.2-alpine3.17 as builder
+FROM golang:1.20.4-alpine3.17 as builder
 # See "Runtime platform versions" in CONTRIBUTING.md
 
 RUN apk --no-cache add \