diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 647cb5de7..a06dd0a35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 env:
-  latest_go: "1.23.x"
+  latest_go: "1.24.x"
   GO111MODULE: on
 
 jobs:
@@ -23,29 +23,29 @@ jobs:
         # list of jobs to run:
         include:
           - job_name: Windows
-            go: 1.23.x
+            go: 1.24.x
             os: windows-latest
 
           - job_name: macOS
-            go: 1.23.x
+            go: 1.24.x
             os: macOS-latest
             test_fuse: false
 
           - job_name: Linux
-            go: 1.23.x
+            go: 1.24.x
             os: ubuntu-latest
             test_cloud_backends: true
             test_fuse: true
             check_changelog: true
 
           - job_name: Linux (race)
-            go: 1.23.x
+            go: 1.24.x
             os: ubuntu-latest
             test_fuse: true
             test_opts: "-race"
 
           - job_name: Linux
-            go: 1.22.x
+            go: 1.23.x
             os: ubuntu-latest
             test_fuse: true
 
diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
index 32eefb7c0..0f4e80c91 100644
--- a/build.go
+++ b/build.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var config = Config{
 	Main:             "./cmd/restic",                           // package name for the main package
 	DefaultBuildTags: []string{"selfupdate"},                   // specify build tags which are always used
 	Tests:            []string{"./..."},                        // tests to run
-	MinVersion:       GoVersion{Major: 1, Minor: 22, Patch: 0}, // minimum Go version supported
+	MinVersion:       GoVersion{Major: 1, Minor: 23, Patch: 0}, // minimum Go version supported
 }
 
 // Config configures the build.
@@ -382,12 +382,6 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	solarisMinVersion := GoVersion{Major: 1, Minor: 20, Patch: 0}
-	if env["GOARCH"] == "solaris" && !goVersion.AtLeast(solarisMinVersion) {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Detected version %s is too old, restic requires at least %s for Solaris\n", goVersion, solarisMinVersion)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
 	verbosePrintf("detected Go version %v\n", goVersion)
 
 	preserveSymbols := false
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/pull-4938 b/changelog/unreleased/pull-4938
index d95bca16d..831997a4a 100644
--- a/changelog/unreleased/pull-4938
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/pull-4938
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-Change: Update dependencies and require Go 1.22 or newer
+Change: Update dependencies and require Go 1.23 or newer
 
-We have updated all dependencies. Since some libraries require newer Go standard
-library features, support for Go 1.19, 1.20 and 1.21 has been dropped, which means
-that restic now requires at least Go 1.22 to build.
+We have updated all dependencies. Since some libraries require newer Go
+standard library features, support for Go 1.19, 1.20, 1.21 and 1.22 has been
+dropped, which means that restic now requires at least Go 1.23 to build.
 
-This also disables support for TLS versions older than TLS 1.2.
+This also disables support for TLS versions older than TLS 1.2. On Windows,
+restic now requires at least Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016. On macOS,
+restic now requires at least macOS 11 Big Sur.
 
 https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/4938
diff --git a/doc/020_installation.rst b/doc/020_installation.rst
index a53888221..a39ca896b 100644
--- a/doc/020_installation.rst
+++ b/doc/020_installation.rst
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ From Source
 ***********
 
 restic is written in the Go programming language and you need at least
-Go version 1.22. Building restic may also work with older versions of Go,
+Go version 1.23. Building restic may also work with older versions of Go,
 but that's not supported. See the `Getting
 started <https://go.dev/doc/install>`__ guide of the Go project for
 instructions how to install Go.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f4823c674..f94924f4d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 module github.com/restic/restic
 
-go 1.22
+go 1.23
+
+// keep the old behavior for reparse points on windows until handling reparse points has been improved in restic
+// https://forum.restic.net/t/windows-junction-backup-with-go1-23-or-later/8940
+godebug winsymlink=0
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.43.0