diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b1fbedc..124cb1f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,19 +7,22 @@ GOFLAGS ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 BINDIR ?= bin
 
-all: sif
+all: check_go_version sif
 
-sif: 
+check_go_version:
+	@$(GO) version | grep -q "go1\.23\." || (echo "Please install the latest version of Go" && exit 1)
+
+sif: check_go_version
 	$(GO) build $(GOFLAGS) ./cmd/sif
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) -rf sif
 
-install:
+install: check_go_version
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/$(BINDIR)
 	cp -f sif $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/$(BINDIR)
 
 uninstall:
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/$(BINDIR)/sif
 
-.PHONY: all sif clean install uninstall
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+.PHONY: all check_go_version sif clean install uninstall
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