diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 66c390b..70c3f35 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-git
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.0.3