diff --git a/docs/PRODUCTION.md b/docs/PRODUCTION.md
index 32a4852..81e1b06 100644
--- a/docs/PRODUCTION.md
+++ b/docs/PRODUCTION.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This document describes the recommended setup for an non-containerized Atlas ser
 
 | Dependency | Version | Notes |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| go | 1.19+ | |
+| go | 1.21.0+ | |
 | git | | for downloading code |
 | gcc | | other C compilers will work fine |
 | systemd | 250+ | 250 is needed for credentials to work <br/> 240 is needed for data directory stuff |
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8f5568c..db485e6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/r2northstar/atlas
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.21.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics v1.23.1