diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml
index d8f5b8903b44..91351262f863 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-images.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21.2"
+          go-version: "1.21.3"
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 248196225256..babb7b4ae387 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 env:
   # Go version we currently use to build containerd across all CI.
   # Note: don't forget to update `Binaries` step, as it contains the matrix of all supported Go versions.
-  GO_VERSION: "1.21.2"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.21.3"
 
 permissions: # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows
   contents: read
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-12, windows-2019, windows-2022]
-        go-version: ["1.20.9", "1.21.2"]
+        go-version: ["1.20.10", "1.21.3"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index e948de676d96..6d1c69d20e99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.2
+          go-version: 1.21.3
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/images.yml b/.github/workflows/images.yml
index e93b4b735473..461e8d81be0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/images.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21.2"
+          go-version: "1.21.3"
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index d66653876a98..739124e9e8ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
       - ".github/workflows/nightly.yml"
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.21.2"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.21.3"
 
 permissions: # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 116584891a7b..64570af85851 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
 name: Release
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.21.2"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.21.3"
 
 permissions: # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows
   contents: read
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 3a6ca7b3448b..81ff99b7a174 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ EOF
   config.vm.provision "install-golang", type: "shell", run: "once" do |sh|
     sh.upload_path = "/tmp/vagrant-install-golang"
     sh.env = {
-        'GO_VERSION': ENV['GO_VERSION'] || "1.21.2",
+        'GO_VERSION': ENV['GO_VERSION'] || "1.21.3",
     }
     sh.inline = <<~SHELL
         #!/usr/bin/env bash
diff --git a/contrib/Dockerfile.test b/contrib/Dockerfile.test
index f74cee6ac211..4aeac8fdad01 100644
--- a/contrib/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/contrib/Dockerfile.test
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #   docker run --privileged containerd-test
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.21.2
+ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.21.3
 ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=golang
 
 FROM ${GOLANG_IMAGE}:${GOLANG_VERSION} AS golang
diff --git a/contrib/fuzz/oss_fuzz_build.sh b/contrib/fuzz/oss_fuzz_build.sh
index 8ad20cefb0f3..c94a303e57c0 100755
--- a/contrib/fuzz/oss_fuzz_build.sh
+++ b/contrib/fuzz/oss_fuzz_build.sh
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ go run main.go $SRC/containerd/images
 
 apt-get update && apt-get install -y wget
 cd $SRC
-wget --quiet https://go.dev/dl/go1.21.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+wget --quiet https://go.dev/dl/go1.21.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 
 mkdir temp-go
 rm -rf /root/.go/*
-tar -C temp-go/ -xzf go1.21.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+tar -C temp-go/ -xzf go1.21.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 mv temp-go/go/* /root/.go/
 cd $SRC/containerd
 
diff --git a/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1 b/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
index d3ca42de68a6..597f7a3a6cfc 100644
--- a/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
+++ b/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # lived test environment.
 Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring:$true
 
-$PACKAGES= @{ mingw = "10.2.0"; git = ""; golang = "1.21.2"; make = ""; nssm = "" }
+$PACKAGES= @{ mingw = "10.2.0"; git = ""; golang = "1.21.3"; make = ""; nssm = "" }
 
 Write-Host "Downloading chocolatey package"
 curl.exe -L "https://packages.chocolatey.org/chocolatey.0.10.15.nupkg" -o 'c:\choco.zip'