diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-conformance.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-conformance.yaml
index e6147d2c6..606242b09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-conformance.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-conformance.yaml
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ on:
     branches:
       - '*'
     paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/test-conformance.yaml'
       - 'pkg/provider/kubernetes/gateway/**'
+      - 'integration/fixtures/k8s-conformance/**'
       - 'integration/k8s_conformance_test.go'
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: '1.22'
+  GO_VERSION: '1.23'
   CGO_ENABLED: 0
 
 jobs: