diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 63d0ae3fe7..7f920e79a9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -211,4 +211,4 @@ replace (
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools => sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.2.9
 )
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.20