diff --git a/.github/workflows/deps.yml b/.github/workflows/deps.yml
index 946d77cf2..feed4046c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deps.yml
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ jobs:
       - id: govulncheck
         uses: golang/govulncheck-action@v1
         with:
-          go-version-input: 1.21.3
+          go-version-input: 1.21.4
           go-version-file: go.mod
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 24362f260..4819b92d8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MAKEFILE_PATH = $(dir $(realpath -s $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= public.ecr.aws/eks/aws-load-balancer-controller:v2.6.1
 # Image URL to use for builder stage in Docker build
-BUILD_IMAGE ?= public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.21.3
+BUILD_IMAGE ?= public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.21.4
 # Image URL to use for base layer in Docker build
 BASE_IMAGE ?= public.ecr.aws/eks-distro-build-tooling/eks-distro-minimal-base-nonroot:2023-09-06-1694026927.2
 IMG_PLATFORM ?= linux/amd64,linux/arm64