diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6186e137f..01a7ae20b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-autodiscover
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/docker/docker v24.0.7+incompatible