diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 928c6088e..62c43a9c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
       "runs-on": "ubuntu-latest",
       steps: [
         {
-          name: "Set up Go 1.16",
+          name: "Set up Go 1.21",
           uses: "actions/setup-go@v1",
-          "with": {"go-version": 1.16},
+          "with": {"go-version": 1.21},
           id: "go",
         },
         {name: "Check out code into the Go module directory", uses: "actions/checkout@v1"},