diff --git a/trace/go.mod b/trace/go.mod
index 2758144293f8..607785b3a94d 100644
--- a/trace/go.mod
+++ b/trace/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace
 
-go 1.22.0
+go 1.22
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../