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