diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 186e7003aa293..0b184c6c248de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies for Python code generation check
       run: |
         # See more in "Installation" https://docs.buf.build/installation#tarball
-        curl -LO https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/download/v1.20.0/buf-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+        curl -LO https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/download/v1.23.1/buf-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
         mkdir -p $HOME/buf
         tar -xvzf buf-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz -C $HOME/buf --strip-components 1
         python3.9 -m pip install 'protobuf==3.19.5' 'mypy-protobuf==3.3.0'
diff --git a/python/docs/source/development/contributing.rst b/python/docs/source/development/contributing.rst
index 32ae440711b7e..fa7bf11f6da08 100644
--- a/python/docs/source/development/contributing.rst
+++ b/python/docs/source/development/contributing.rst
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Prerequisite
 
 PySpark development requires to build Spark that needs a proper JDK installed, etc. See `Building Spark <https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/building-spark.html>`_ for more details.
 
-Note that if you intend to contribute to Spark Connect in Python, ``buf`` version ``1.20.0`` is required, see `Buf Installation <https://docs.buf.build/installation>`_ for more details.
+Note that if you intend to contribute to Spark Connect in Python, ``buf`` version ``1.23.1`` is required, see `Buf Installation <https://docs.buf.build/installation>`_ for more details.
 
 Conda
 ~~~~~