diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index a04d880ef..13d47f537 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       # Install and setup go
-      - name: Set up Go 1.19
+      - name: Set up Go 1.21
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19
+          go-version: 1.21
 
       - name: checkout interchaintest
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 143540254..a97b3fe1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       # Install and setup go
-      - name: Set up Go 1.19
+      - name: Set up Go 1.21
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19
+          go-version: 1.21
 
       - name: checkout interchaintest
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ jobs:
       # run tests
       - name: run unit tests
         # -short flag purposefully omitted because there are some longer unit tests
-        run: go test -race -timeout 10m -failfast -p 2 $(go list ./... | grep -v /cmd | grep -v /examples)
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: go test -race -timeout 10m -failfast -p 2 $(go list ./... | grep -v /cmd | grep -v /examples)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b7d277750..902e833be 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v6
 
-go 1.22.1
+go 1.21
 
 replace (
 	github.com/ChainSafe/go-schnorrkel/1 => github.com/ChainSafe/go-schnorrkel v1.0.0
diff --git a/local-interchain/go.mod b/local-interchain/go.mod
index abaa9cd55..a6537b403 100644
--- a/local-interchain/go.mod
+++ b/local-interchain/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/strangelove-ventures/localinterchain
 
-go 1.22.1
+go 1.21
 
 replace (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf => github.com/regen-network/protobuf v1.3.3-alpha.regen.1