diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 55c5b19c..3213631b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21
+          go-version: 1.23
       - run: make install
 
   tidy:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21
+          go-version: 1.23
       - run: |
           go mod tidy
           CHANGES_IN_REPO=$(git status --porcelain)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-testing.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-testing.yaml
index eb66777c..d68559af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-testing.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-testing.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go with cache
         uses: magnetikonline/action-golang-cache@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.0
+          go-version: 1.23
         id: go
 
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go with cache
         uses: magnetikonline/action-golang-cache@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.0
+          go-version: 1.23
         id: go
 
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb8c67c6..12cfc9fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ local-image:
 ifeq (,$(shell which heighliner))
 	echo 'heighliner' binary not found. Consider running `make get-heighliner`
 else
-	heighliner build -c persistence --go-version 1.21 --local -f ./chains.yaml
+	heighliner build -c persistence --go-version 1.23 --local -f ./chains.yaml
 endif
 
 .PHONY: get-heighliner local-image
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ffdfc09..7f4c301d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ chains.
 
 ## Installation Steps
 
-> Prerequisite: Go 1.21.0+ required. [ref](https://golang.org/doc/install)
+> Prerequisite: Go 1.23.6+ required. [ref](https://golang.org/doc/install)
 
 > Prerequisite: git. [ref](https://github.com/git/git)
 
diff --git a/docker/persistencecore/Dockerfile b/docker/persistencecore/Dockerfile
index 087b7e08..56e81b80 100644
--- a/docker/persistencecore/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/persistencecore/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18 AS go-builder
+FROM golang:1.23.6-alpine3.21 AS go-builder
 
 # Set up dependencies
 ENV PACKAGES curl make git libusb-dev libc-dev bash gcc linux-headers eudev-dev python3
diff --git a/docker/persistencecore/Dockerfile.release b/docker/persistencecore/Dockerfile.release
index b98d0520..1f68b17c 100644
--- a/docker/persistencecore/Dockerfile.release
+++ b/docker/persistencecore/Dockerfile.release
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
+FROM golang:1.23.6-alpine3.21
 
 # Set up dependencies
 ENV PACKAGES curl make git libusb-dev libc-dev bash gcc linux-headers eudev-dev python3 git
diff --git a/interchaintest/go.mod b/interchaintest/go.mod
index 8c665765..cc368fe8 100644
--- a/interchaintest/go.mod
+++ b/interchaintest/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/persistenceOne/persistenceCore/v11/interchaintest
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.23
 
 require (
 	cosmossdk.io/math v1.3.0