diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c93167e94..909c66f26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.17.x, 1.19.x, 1.20.x]
+        go-version: [1.17.x, 1.20.x, 1.21.x]
         rootless: ["rootless", ""]
         race: ["-race", ""]
         criu: [""]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index c1ee2692d..ad896973f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
       - release-*
   pull_request:
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: 1.19.x
+  GO_VERSION: 1.20.x
 
 jobs:
   keyring: