diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b44309955..a76f26af1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.19
+FROM golang:1.21
 ADD . /usr/src/whereabouts
 RUN mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/whereabouts
 WORKDIR $GOPATH/src/github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/whereabouts
diff --git a/Dockerfile.arm64 b/Dockerfile.arm64
index 0b1c7fd54..0c7b67f35 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.arm64
+++ b/Dockerfile.arm64
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.19
+FROM golang:1.21
 ADD . /usr/src/whereabouts
 
 ENV GOARCH "arm64"