diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 241f4d1a..7b49860b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.19'
+          go-version: '~1.21.7'
           check-latest: true
       - name: Run static analysis tests
         shell: bash
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.19'
+          go-version: '~1.21.7'
       - run: go test -v -timeout 10m -race ./...
         env:
           CGO_CFLAGS: "-O -D__BLST_PORTABLE__" # Set the CGO flags to use the portable version of BLST
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.19'
+          go-version: '~1.21.7'
       - name: Run e2e tests
         shell: bash
         run: scripts/tests.e2e.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues.yml b/.github/workflows/issues.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d8b96fef..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/issues.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-name: Add issues and PRs to project
-
-on:
-  issues:
-    types:
-      - opened
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - opened
-
-jobs:
-  add-to-project:
-    name: Add issue to project
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.3.0
-        with:
-          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/MetalBlockchain/projects/3
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.ADD_TO_PROJECT_PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1a31cd92..990e727d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.19'
+          go-version: '~1.21.7'
       - name: Set up arm64 cross compiler
         run: |
           sudo apt-get -y update