diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bb21dee79..75740acf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.20.x, 1.23.x]
+        go-version: [1.21.x, 1.23.x]
     env:
       DEBUG: true
       GOFLAGS: -trimpath
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cf7a05ab4..31286376d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/IBM/sarama
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1