diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ddabf717f..80dca0c6a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0