diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 46d2b40f3a..c6c2500ffb 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ concourse 7.10.0
 direnv 2.32.3
 gcloud 446.0.1
 ginkgo 2.12.0
-golang 1.20.5
+golang 1.21.1
 golangci-lint 1.54.2
 java temurin-17.0.8+101
 make 4.4
diff --git a/ci/dockerfiles/autoscaler-tools/Dockerfile b/ci/dockerfiles/autoscaler-tools/Dockerfile
index f07b0a46bf..955d73edbc 100644
--- a/ci/dockerfiles/autoscaler-tools/Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/dockerfiles/autoscaler-tools/Dockerfile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ RUN echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg m
 
 # install golang
 # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=golang
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.20.6
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.21.1
 ENV GOPATH $HOME/go
 ENV PATH $HOME/go/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
 RUN wget -q https://dl.google.com/go/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz -P /tmp &&\