diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
index aae9b708184..56cf8d5ddd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       # Go is required for also updating the schema versions as part of the precommit hook:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.21'
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '18'
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f5720315a32..4e44c452193 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/grafana/grafana
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.21.0
 
 // Override docker/docker to avoid:
 // go: github.com/drone-runners/drone-runner-docker@v1.8.2 requires