diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit.yaml b/.github/workflows/commit.yaml
index 9e486717ae..a31fe23115 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
         - os: macos-14
           arch: arm64
         go-version:
-          - "1.23.0-rc.1"  # Test the pending next version
+          - "1.23.0-rc.2"  # Test the pending next version
           - "1.22"  # Current Go version
           - "1.20"  # Floor Go version of wazero (current - 2)
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false  # don't fail fast as sometimes failures are arch/OS specific
       matrix:  # Use versions consistent with wazero's Go support policy.
         go-version:
-          - "1.23.0-rc.1"  # Test the pending next version
+          - "1.23.0-rc.2"  # Test the pending next version
           - "1.22"  # Current Go version
           - "1.20"  # Floor Go version of wazero (current - 2)
         arch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration.yaml
index 6df670babc..61c5158e32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yaml
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ jobs:
         go-version:
           - "1.21"
           - "1.22"
-          - "1.23.0-rc.1"  # Test the pending next version
+          - "1.23.0-rc.2"  # Test the pending next version
 
     steps:
       - id: setup-go