diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fa2b819304..0b42107597 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/kueue
 
-go 1.21.6
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1