diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b3e7b361..2a25ab1b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/newrelic/k8s-metadata-injection
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0