diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 69db79fc954..7057563564f 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ steps:
     artifact_paths:
       - "build/TEST-go-unit.cov"
     agents:
-      image: "golang:1.23.6"
+      image: "golang:1.24.0"
     depends_on:
       - unit-tests
       - extended-windows
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 8e764d26301..54f957ef856 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ jobs:
           go-version-file: .go-version
 
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6.2.0
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6.5.0
         with:
           # Optional: version of golangci-lint to use in form of v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version
-          version: v1.61.0
+          version: v1.64.5
 
           # Give the job more time to execute.
           # Regarding `--whole-files`, the linter is supposed to support linting of changed a patch only but,
diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index d8c40e539ce..53cc1a6f929 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.23.6
+1.24.0
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 50a2b2b7f88..3142e0c02c1 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ linters:
     - asciicheck # simple linter to check that your code does not contain non-ASCII identifiers
     - bodyclose # checks whether HTTP response body is closed successfully
     - durationcheck # check for two durations multiplied together
-    - copyloopvar # checks for unnecessary loop variable copies
     - goimports # Goimports does everything that gofmt does. Additionally it checks unused imports
     - gosec # inspects source code for security problems
     - importas # enforces consistent import aliases
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ linters-settings:
     forbid:
       - fmt.Print.* # too much log noise
     # Exclude godoc examples from forbidigo checks.  Default is true.
-    exclude_godoc_examples: true
+    exclude-godoc-examples: true
 
   goimports:
     local-prefixes: github.com/elastic
@@ -131,8 +130,6 @@ linters-settings:
   nolintlint:
     # Enable to ensure that nolint directives are all used. Default is true.
     allow-unused: false
-    # Disable to ensure that nolint directives don't have a leading space. Default is true.
-    allow-leading-space: false
     # Exclude following linters from requiring an explanation.  Default is [].
     allow-no-explanation: []
     # Enable to require an explanation of nonzero length after each nolint directive. Default is false.
diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 0ad3edeffba..ff1caad8696 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 mage 1.14.0
-golang 1.23.6
+golang 1.24.0
 terraform 1.9.3
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a5ca57727aa..ea46598b4a1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.6
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.24.0
 FROM circleci/golang:${GO_VERSION}
 
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.skaffold b/Dockerfile.skaffold
index f68bde19030..edf8470e494 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.skaffold
+++ b/Dockerfile.skaffold
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.23.6
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.24.0
 ARG crossbuild_image="docker.elastic.co/beats-dev/golang-crossbuild"
 ARG AGENT_VERSION=8.9.0-SNAPSHOT
 ARG AGENT_IMAGE="docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b5d3cbba6f2..3e9e72669f4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ check:
 ## check-go: download and run the go linter.
 .PHONY: check-go
 check-go: ## - Run golangci-lint
-	@curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s v1.60.1
+	@curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s v1.64.5
 	@./bin/golangci-lint run -v
 
 ## check-no-changes : Check there is no local changes.
diff --git a/changelog/fragments/1723829102-Upgrade-to-Go-1.23.0.yaml b/changelog/fragments/1723829102-Upgrade-to-Go-1.23.0.yaml
index a230b966b27..6bbea61d70d 100644
--- a/changelog/fragments/1723829102-Upgrade-to-Go-1.23.0.yaml
+++ b/changelog/fragments/1723829102-Upgrade-to-Go-1.23.0.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 kind: feature
 
 # Change summary; a 80ish characters long description of the change.
-summary: Upgrade-to-Go-1.23.0
+summary: Upgrade-to-Go-1.24.0
 
 # Long description; in case the summary is not enough to describe the change
 # this field accommodate a description without length limits.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4e0235387e8..6f108f18b23 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/elastic/elastic-agent
 
-go 1.23.6
+go 1.24.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/Jeffail/gabs/v2 v2.6.0
diff --git a/pkg/testing/runner/runner_test.go b/pkg/testing/runner/runner_test.go
index 87ce2ff275b..5f40fbaa5a7 100644
--- a/pkg/testing/runner/runner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/testing/runner/runner_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestNewRunner_Clean(t *testing.T) {
 		AgentVersion: "8.10.0",
 		StackVersion: "8.10.0-SNAPSHOT",
 		BuildDir:     filepath.Join(tmpdir, "build"),
-		GOVersion:    "1.23.6",
+		GOVersion:    "1.24.0",
 		RepoDir:      filepath.Join(tmpdir, "repo"),
 		StateDir:     stateDir,
 		ExtraEnv:     nil,
diff --git a/version/docs/version.asciidoc b/version/docs/version.asciidoc
index 6b85fc6c7ff..d5a71f627e6 100644
--- a/version/docs/version.asciidoc
+++ b/version/docs/version.asciidoc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // FIXME: once elastic.co docs have been switched over to use `main`, remove
 // the `doc-site-branch` line below as well as any references to it in the code.
 :doc-site-branch: master
-:go-version: 1.23.6
+:go-version: 1.24.0
 :release-state: unreleased
 :python: 3.7
 :docker: 1.12