diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-thanos.yaml b/.github/workflows/merge-thanos.yaml
index b05dd3a..414de85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-thanos.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-thanos.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       upstream: thanos-io/thanos
       downstream: openshift/thanos
       sandbox: rhobs/thanos
-      go-version: "1.20"
+      go-version: "1.21"
       restore-upstream: >-
         CHANGELOG.md
         VERSION
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         pkg
         tutorials
         .busybox-versions
+        .devcontainer
     secrets:
       pr-app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
       pr-app-private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}