diff --git a/.changelog/25623.txt b/.changelog/25623.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e2746ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/25623.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+build: Updated Go to 1.24.2
+```
diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index f9e8384bb..e4a973f91 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.24.1
+1.24.2
diff --git a/contributing/README.md b/contributing/README.md
index c63f0591e..b5166ae80 100644
--- a/contributing/README.md
+++ b/contributing/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ A development environment is supplied via Vagrant to make getting started easier
 
 Developing without Vagrant
 ---
-1. Install [Go 1.24.1+](https://golang.org/) *(Note: `gcc-go` is not supported)*
+1. Install [Go 1.24.2+](https://golang.org/) *(Note: `gcc-go` is not supported)*
 1. Clone this repo
    ```sh
    $ git clone https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad.git
diff --git a/scripts/linux-priv-go.sh b/scripts/linux-priv-go.sh
index 7411513ce..a7044ee97 100755
--- a/scripts/linux-priv-go.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux-priv-go.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ case $(arch) in
 esac
 
 function install_go() {
-	local go_version="1.24.1"
+	local go_version="1.24.2"
 	local download="https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${go_version}.linux-${ARCH}.tar.gz"
 
 	if go version 2>&1 | grep -q "${go_version}"; then
diff --git a/scripts/release/mac-remote-build b/scripts/release/mac-remote-build
index 18fdde628..0365d2192 100755
--- a/scripts/release/mac-remote-build
+++ b/scripts/release/mac-remote-build
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ REPO_PATH="${TMP_WORKSPACE}/gopath/src/github.com/hashicorp/nomad"
 mkdir -p "${TMP_WORKSPACE}/tmp"
 
 install_go() {
-  local go_version="1.24.1"
+  local go_version="1.24.2"
   local download=
 
   download="https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${go_version}.darwin-amd64.tar.gz"