diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gopls/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gopls/package.py
index 7bb3ff7e037..4573e64b6fb 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gopls/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gopls/package.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class Gopls(GoPackage):
 
     license("BSD-3-Clause", checked_by="alecbcs")
 
+    version("0.17.1", sha256="5794ebd3302ef4fd08de284834b22810dbb17b7e08efeeaa9b96d5c94eb90d6d")
     version("0.16.2", sha256="be68b3159fcb8cde9ebb8b468f67f03531c58be2de33edbac69e5599f2d4a2c1")
 
+    depends_on("go@1.23.1:", type="build", when="@0.17:")
+
     build_directory = "gopls"