diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
index 87e15e90..1ad9df88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ env:
   KUBECONFIG_PATH: /tmp/kubeconfig.yaml
   OPERATOR_NAMESPACE: inttest
   DOCKERCONFIGJSON: ${{ secrets.DOCKERCONFIGJSON }}
-  GO_VER: "1.20"
+  GO_VER: "1.21"
 
 jobs:
   suite:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index d354db0d..e1092912 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
     tags: [v1.*]
 
 env:
-  GO_VER: "1.20"
+  GO_VER: "1.21"
   GO_TAGS: ""
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
index 1b63abc1..3b7fb5c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
 
 env:
-  GO_VER: "1.20"
+  GO_VER: "1.21"
 
 jobs:
   make-checks: