diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 5522b714..7e565075 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
       - 'config/'
 env:
   DOCKER_FILE_PATH: Dockerfile
-  GOLANG_VERSION: 1.18
+  GOLANG_VERSION: 1.21
   HELM_VERSION: v3.8.2
   KIND_VERSION: "v0.17.0"
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Lint
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
       with:
-        version: v1.50.1
+        version: v1.54
         only-new-issues: false
         args: --timeout 10m
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index f6485194..317729c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 env:
   DOCKER_FILE_PATH: Dockerfile
   BUNDLE_DOCKER_FILE_PATH: bundle.Dockerfile
-  GOLANG_VERSION: 1.18
+  GOLANG_VERSION: 1.21
   OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION: "1.19.0"
   KUSTOMIZE_VERSION: "4.5.7"
   KUBERNETES_VERSION: "1.23.5"
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 53ae7e36..e39133fc 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ And then handle this configuration as handled in `processProviderConfig` in [upt
 
 ### Dependencies
 
-1. GoLang v1.18
+1. GoLang v1.21
 2. kubectl
 3. operator-sdk v1.6.2
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c9678f8f..aaee017f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.18 as builder
+FROM golang:1.21 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests