diff --git a/.github/workflows/arbitrator-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/arbitrator-ci.yml
index 86a5ec890..80aaff21f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/arbitrator-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/arbitrator-ci.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
 
       - name: Setup nodejs
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7f1bddebe..bc16b745e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
 
       - name: Install wasm-ld
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 11ebde3c9..82cf5517d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
-        go-version: 1.20.x
+        go-version: 1.21.x
 
     - name: Install rust stable
       uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ba9ea9189..f65fbbd90 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ COPY --from=wasm-libs-builder /workspace/ /
 
 FROM wasm-base as wasm-bin-builder
     # pinned go version
-RUN curl -L https://golang.org/dl/go1.20.linux-`dpkg --print-architecture`.tar.gz | tar -C /usr/local -xzf -
+RUN curl -L https://golang.org/dl/go1.21.linux-`dpkg --print-architecture`.tar.gz | tar -C /usr/local -xzf -
 COPY ./Makefile ./go.mod ./go.sum ./
 COPY ./arbcompress ./arbcompress
 COPY ./arbos ./arbos
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ RUN mkdir 0x965a35130f4e34b7b2339eac03b2eacc659e2dafe850d213ea6a7cdf9edfa99f &&
     wget https://stylus-wasm-17f27dd494229dfd10d4e756f7e2fb953e83bd3d1be8278b33a.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/0x965a35130f4e34b7b2339eac03b2eacc659e2dafe850d213ea6a7cdf9edfa99f/replay.wasm && \
     wget https://stylus-wasm-17f27dd494229dfd10d4e756f7e2fb953e83bd3d1be8278b33a.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/0x965a35130f4e34b7b2339eac03b2eacc659e2dafe850d213ea6a7cdf9edfa99f/machine.wavm.br
 
-FROM golang:1.20-bullseye as node-builder
+FROM golang:1.21-bullseye as node-builder
 WORKDIR /workspace
 ARG version=""
 ARG datetime=""