diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yaml b/.github/workflows/go.yaml
index 8e7b3d5c..67268712 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '>=1.20.2'
+          go-version: '>=1.21'
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '>=1.20.2'
+          go-version: '>=1.21'
       - name: unit tests
         run: make test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manifests.yaml b/.github/workflows/manifests.yaml
index fd96a968..30628482 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manifests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manifests.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '>=1.20.2'
+          go-version: '>=1.21'
       - run: make generate manifests
 
       - uses: CatChen/check-git-status-action@v1
diff --git a/internal/fullnode/pod_builder_test.go b/internal/fullnode/pod_builder_test.go
index e042b203..8ceb7cc4 100644
--- a/internal/fullnode/pod_builder_test.go
+++ b/internal/fullnode/pod_builder_test.go
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ gaiad start --home /home/operator/cosmos`
 
 		crd.Status.Height["osmosis-2"] = 400
 		pod2, err = builder.WithOrdinal(2).Build()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		require.Equal(t, "osmosis-2", pod2.Name)
 
@@ -699,7 +700,6 @@ gaiad start --home /home/operator/cosmos`
 
 		require.Equal(t, "new-init", pod2.Spec.InitContainers[2].Name)
 		require.Equal(t, "new-init:latest", pod2.Spec.InitContainers[2].Image)
-
 	})
 }