diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 7431f3fe6..051529104 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ updates:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
       patterns:
-        - "openziti"
+        - "*openziti*"
 
     third-party:
       applies-to: version-updates
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ updates:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
       exclude-patterns:
-        - "openziti"
-        - "rabbitmq"
-        - "blackfriday"
-        - "zitadel"
+        - "*openziti*"
+        - "*rabbitmq*"
+        - "*blackfriday*"
+        - "*zitadel*"
 
 - package-ecosystem: github-actions
   directory: "/"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fablab-db-creation.yml b/.github/workflows/fablab-db-creation.yml
index 4f95364a2..1aa1ab31d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fablab-db-creation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fablab-db-creation.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.x'
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
 
       - name: Install Ziti CI
         uses: openziti/ziti-ci@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 34dc0fc90..b71f1cc34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.x'
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2b02fb5f1..e55969948 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.x'
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
 
       - name: Install Ziti CI
         uses: openziti/ziti-ci@v1
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.x'
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
 
       - name: Install Ziti CI
         uses: openziti/ziti-ci@v1
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.x'
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
 
       - name: Install Ziti CI
         uses: openziti/ziti-ci@v1
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.x'
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
 
       - name: Install Ziti CI
         uses: openziti/ziti-ci@v1
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.x'
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
 
       - name: Install Ziti CI
         uses: openziti/ziti-ci@v1
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.x'
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
 
       - name: Install Ziti CI
         uses: openziti/ziti-ci@v1
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.x'
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
 
       - name: Install Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-quickstart.yml b/.github/workflows/test-quickstart.yml
index f1fa38699..bb622b378 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-quickstart.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-quickstart.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --yes zsh
 
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
+
       - name: Build and run a quickstart container image
         shell: bash
         run: ./quickstart/test/compose-test.zsh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-dependency.yml b/.github/workflows/update-dependency.yml
index e7218f65d..8c351d5e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-dependency.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-dependency.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.x'
+          go-version: '1.22.x'
 
       - name: Install Ziti CI
         uses: openziti/ziti-ci@v1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 69c612182..b12e8338e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Release 0.34.1
+
+## What's New
+
+* Updates version of go to 1.22.x
+    * As usual when updating the go version, this is the only change in this release
+
 # Release 0.34.0
 
 ## What's New
diff --git a/dist/docker-images/cross-build/Dockerfile b/dist/docker-images/cross-build/Dockerfile
index 9507d7d80..6c5195907 100644
--- a/dist/docker-images/cross-build/Dockerfile
+++ b/dist/docker-images/cross-build/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FROM debian:bullseye-slim
 #
 
 ARG TARGETARCH
-ARG golang_version=1.21.5
+ARG golang_version=1.22.1
 ARG go_distribution_file=go${golang_version}.linux-${TARGETARCH}.tar.gz
 ARG go_path=/usr/share/go
 ARG go_root=/usr/local/go
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3c6d55450..e17d8bff2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/openziti/ziti
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/AppsFlyer/go-sundheit v0.5.0
diff --git a/quickstart/docker/all-in-one/README.md b/quickstart/docker/all-in-one/README.md
index 78f430c9d..c39a05ecb 100644
--- a/quickstart/docker/all-in-one/README.md
+++ b/quickstart/docker/all-in-one/README.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Change `Dockerfile` like this, and run `ZITI_QUICK_TAG=local docker compose up -
 checked-out source tree and run the quickstart with the build.
 
 ```dockerfile
-FROM golang:1.21-bookworm AS builder
+FROM golang:1.22-bookworm AS builder
 ARG ARTIFACTS_DIR=./build
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
diff --git a/quickstart/docker/createLocalImage.sh b/quickstart/docker/createLocalImage.sh
index e349c60b3..101e8db3c 100755
--- a/quickstart/docker/createLocalImage.sh
+++ b/quickstart/docker/createLocalImage.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -euo pipefail
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+# set -o xtrace
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
 ZITI_BIN="${SCRIPT_DIR}/image/ziti-bin"
diff --git a/zititest/go.mod b/zititest/go.mod
index ec19d3fe1..a0ab939b6 100644
--- a/zititest/go.mod
+++ b/zititest/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/openziti/ziti/zititest
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 replace github.com/openziti/ziti => ../