diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8d8ad48e7..bb8a1d1f4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ module k8s.io/apiserver
 
 go 1.23.0
 
+godebug default=go1.23
+
 require (
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20190424111038-f61b66f89f4a
 	github.com/coreos/go-oidc v2.2.1+incompatible