diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-and-linting.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-and-linting.yml
index 248791c0a..b5fd1d657 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-and-linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-and-linting.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: ['1.18', '1.19', '1.20']
+        go: ['1.19', '1.20', '1.21']
 
     name: Documentation and Linting
     steps:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index dad0d8c79..7b46bc4c6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/opencontainers/image-spec
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0