diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 98e0f603d..0d952d691 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/jackc/pgx/v5
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0