diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yaml
index 3c45bb9f78..d79c7f365c 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ runs:
         git fetch --prune --unshallow
     - uses: actions/setup-go@6edd4406fa81c3da01a34fa6f6343087c207a568 # v3.5.0
       with:
-        go-version: ~1.21.3
+        go-version: ~1.21.11
     - uses: actions/cache@4723a57e26efda3a62cbde1812113b730952852d # v3.2.2
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ca19ce5da5..9e61cf3c76 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kyverno/kyverno
 
-go 1.21.4
-
-toolchain go1.21.5
+go 1.21.11
 
 require (
 	github.com/AdaLogics/go-fuzz-headers v0.0.0-20230811130428-ced1acdcaa24