diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 084bf8e9fce22..13e1b4cb2d902 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/containerd/containerd/v2
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22.2
 
 require (
 	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.0