diff --git a/hack/tools/go.mod b/hack/tools/go.mod
index b09b3d998..ad5eeaadd 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws/hack/tools
 
-go 1.22.0
+go 1.23
+
+toolchain go1.24.6
 
 require (
 	gotest.tools/gotestsum v1.12.0
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.30.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.30.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.30.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20240228010128-51d4e06bde70 // indirect
+	k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250922181213-ec3ebc5fd46b // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.sum b/hack/tools/go.sum
index 8c39ab16b..a1be4cb73 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/go.sum
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ k8s.io/apimachinery v0.30.1 h1:ZQStsEfo4n65yAdlGTfP/uSHMQSoYzU/oeEbkmF7P2U=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.30.1/go.mod h1:iexa2somDaxdnj7bha06bhb43Zpa6eWH8N8dbqVjTUc=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.30.1 h1:ZsG++q5Vt0ScmKCeLhynUuWgcwFGg1Hl1AGfatqPJBI=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.30.1/go.mod h1:hFgxRsvOUg79mbpbVKfjJvRhVz1qLoe40yZDJ/hwRH4=
-k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20240228010128-51d4e06bde70 h1:NGrVE502P0s0/1hudf8zjgwki1X/TByhmAoILTarmzo=
-k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20240228010128-51d4e06bde70/go.mod h1:VH3AT8AaQOqiGjMF9p0/IM1Dj+82ZwjfxUP1IxaHE+8=
+k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250922181213-ec3ebc5fd46b h1:gMplByicHV/TJBizHd9aVEsTYoJBnnUAT5MHlTkbjhQ=
+k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250922181213-ec3ebc5fd46b/go.mod h1:CgujABENc3KuTrcsdpGmrrASjtQsWCT7R99mEV4U/fM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1 h1:QXU6cPEOIslTGvZaXvFWiP9VKyeet3sawzTOvdXb4Vw=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=