diff --git a/src/go/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/go/devcontainer-feature.json
index afb1f9128..eaf1a7f17 100644
--- a/src/go/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/go/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "id": "go",
-    "version": "1.3.1",
+    "version": "1.3.2",
     "name": "Go",
     "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/go",
     "description": "Installs Go and common Go utilities. Auto-detects latest version and installs needed dependencies.",
diff --git a/src/go/install.sh b/src/go/install.sh
index 85fea5dc4..1abdc4c5e 100755
--- a/src/go/install.sh
+++ b/src/go/install.sh
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ if [[ "${TARGET_GO_VERSION}" != "none" ]] && [[ "$(go version 2>/dev/null)" != *
     fi
     curl -fsSL -o /tmp/go.tar.gz.asc "https://golang.org/dl/go${TARGET_GO_VERSION}.linux-${architecture}.tar.gz.asc"
     gpg --verify /tmp/go.tar.gz.asc /tmp/go.tar.gz
+    echo "Removing existing Go ${TARGET_GOROOT}..."
+    rm -rf "${TARGET_GOROOT:?}/"*
     echo "Extracting Go ${TARGET_GO_VERSION}..."
     tar -xzf /tmp/go.tar.gz -C "${TARGET_GOROOT}" --strip-components=1
     rm -rf /tmp/go.tar.gz /tmp/go.tar.gz.asc /tmp/tmp-gnupg
diff --git a/test/go/install_go_1_23_over_1_22.sh b/test/go/install_go_1_23_over_1_22.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..92f396fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/go/install_go_1_23_over_1_22.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# golangci is a smoke test to ensure the go install directory doesn't have leftover files from 1.22
+check "install golangci-lint to verify the go install" bash -c "go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.56.2"
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
diff --git a/test/go/install_go_centos-7.sh b/test/go/install_go_centos-9.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/go/install_go_centos-7.sh
rename to test/go/install_go_centos-9.sh
diff --git a/test/go/scenarios.json b/test/go/scenarios.json
index b6d8d1d0b..c89612c3b 100644
--- a/test/go/scenarios.json
+++ b/test/go/scenarios.json
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
             }
         }
     },
-    "install_go_centos-7": {
-        "image": "centos:centos7",
+    "install_go_centos-9": {
+        "image": "quay.io/centos/centos:stream9",
         "features": {
             "go": {
                 "version": "latest",
@@ -89,5 +89,13 @@
                 "version": "1.19"
             }
         }
+    },
+    "install_go_1_23_over_1_22": {
+        "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/go:1.22",
+        "features": {
+            "go": {
+                "version": "1.23"
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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