diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a2ff5173a..dd58e764f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ executors:
     working_directory: '/go/src/github.com/influxdata/telegraf'
     resource_class: large
     docker:
-      - image: 'quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.20'
+      - image: 'quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.20.1'
     environment:
       GOFLAGS: -p=4
   mac:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36c5a9d20..c618446e4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ plugins/parsers/influx/machine.go: plugins/parsers/influx/machine.go.rl
 
 .PHONY: ci
 ci:
-	docker build -t quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.20 - < scripts/ci.docker
-	docker push quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.20
+	docker build -t quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.20.1 - < scripts/ci.docker
+	docker push quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.20.1
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: $(buildbin)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e4cc0e3f5..6f824f6dd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/influxdata/telegraf
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/bigquery v1.45.0
diff --git a/internal/internal_test.go b/internal/internal_test.go
index 239645a81..d8ff21d12 100644
--- a/internal/internal_test.go
+++ b/internal/internal_test.go
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ func TestParseTimestampInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 			name:      "layout not matching time",
 			format:    "rfc3339",
 			timestamp: "09.07.2019 00:11:00",
-			expected:  "cannot parse \"09.07.2019 00:11:00\" as \"2006\"",
+			expected:  "parsing time \"09.07.2019 00:11:00\" as \"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00\": cannot parse",
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "unix wrong type",
diff --git a/scripts/ci.docker b/scripts/ci.docker
index 0c700664e..d86041982 100644
--- a/scripts/ci.docker
+++ b/scripts/ci.docker
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.20
+FROM golang:1.20.1
 
 RUN chmod -R 755 "$GOPATH"
 
diff --git a/scripts/installgo_linux.sh b/scripts/installgo_linux.sh
index 0d1479128..1115ca157 100644
--- a/scripts/installgo_linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/installgo_linux.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 set -eux
 
-GO_VERSION="1.20"
+GO_VERSION="1.20.1"
 GO_ARCH="linux-amd64"
 # from https://golang.org/dl
-GO_VERSION_SHA="5a9ebcc65c1cce56e0d2dc616aff4c4cedcfbda8cc6f0288cc08cda3b18dcbf1"
+GO_VERSION_SHA="000a5b1fca4f75895f78befeb2eecf10bfff3c428597f3f1e69133b63b911b02"
 
 # Download Go and verify Go tarball
 setup_go () {
diff --git a/scripts/installgo_mac.sh b/scripts/installgo_mac.sh
index c55645eee..906ad3c7a 100644
--- a/scripts/installgo_mac.sh
+++ b/scripts/installgo_mac.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 set -eux
 
 ARCH=$(uname -m)
-GO_VERSION="1.20"
-GO_VERSION_SHA_arm64="32864d6fe888714ca7b421b5997269c7f6349d7e2675c3a399133e521787608b" # from https://golang.org/dl
-GO_VERSION_SHA_amd64="777025500f62d14bb5a4923072cd97431887961d24de08433a60c2fe1120531d" # from https://golang.org/dl
+GO_VERSION="1.20.1"
+GO_VERSION_SHA_arm64="f1a8e06c7f1ba1c008313577f3f58132eb166a41ceb95ce6e9af30bc5a3efca4" # from https://golang.org/dl
+GO_VERSION_SHA_amd64="a300a45e801ab459f3008aae5bb9efbe9a6de9bcd12388f5ca9bbd14f70236de" # from https://golang.org/dl
 
 if [ "$ARCH" = 'arm64' ]; then
     GO_ARCH="darwin-arm64"
diff --git a/scripts/installgo_windows.sh b/scripts/installgo_windows.sh
index 798374ad3..e90712fff 100644
--- a/scripts/installgo_windows.sh
+++ b/scripts/installgo_windows.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -eux
 
-GO_VERSION="1.20"
+GO_VERSION="1.20.1"
 
 setup_go () {
     choco upgrade golang --allow-downgrade --version=${GO_VERSION}
diff --git a/tools/update_goversion/main.go b/tools/update_goversion/main.go
index e77439526..b83420e41 100644
--- a/tools/update_goversion/main.go
+++ b/tools/update_goversion/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/coreos/go-semver/semver"
 	"golang.org/x/net/html"
 )
 
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ func removeZeroPatch(version string) string {
 	return version
 }
 
+// removePatch cleans version from "1.20.1" to "1.20" (think go.mod entry)
+func removePatch(version string) string {
+	verInfo := semver.New(version)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d", verInfo.Major, verInfo.Minor)
+}
+
 // findHash will search the downloads table for the hashes matching the artifacts list
 func findHashes(body io.Reader, version string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	version = removeZeroPatch(version)
@@ -107,6 +114,10 @@ func findHashes(body io.Reader, version string) (map[string]string, error) {
 
 		// Reached end of table
 		if tokenType == html.EndTagToken && htmlTokens.Token().Data == "table" {
+			if len(hashes) == 0 {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find version %q on downloads page", version)
+			}
+
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("only found %d hashes expected %d: %v", len(hashes), len(artifacts), hashes)
 		}
 	}
@@ -130,13 +141,15 @@ func main() {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(version, "v") {
 		version = strings.TrimLeft(version, "v")
 	}
-	zeroPatchVersion := removeZeroPatch(version)
 
 	hashes, err := getHashes(version)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Panic(err)
+		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	zeroPatchVersion := removeZeroPatch(version)
+	noPatchVersion := removePatch(version)
+
 	files := []FileInfo{
 		{
 			FileName: ".circleci/config.yml",
@@ -146,7 +159,12 @@ func main() {
 		{
 			FileName: ".github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml",
 			Regex:    `(go-version).*`,
-			Replace:  fmt.Sprintf("$1: '%s'", zeroPatchVersion),
+			Replace:  fmt.Sprintf("$1: '%s'", noPatchVersion),
+		},
+		{
+			FileName: "go.mod",
+			Regex:    `(go)\s(\d.\d*)`,
+			Replace:  fmt.Sprintf("$1 %s", noPatchVersion),
 		},
 		{
 			FileName: "Makefile",