diff --git a/.github/workflows/bpf-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/bpf-unit-tests.yml
index 8181a76d4ed..c408dd7e98b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bpf-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bpf-unit-tests.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.21.5'
+        go-version: '1.21.6'
 
     - name: Install LLVM
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-clang-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-clang-image.yaml
index 04e0cca20a5..08656ee20ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-clang-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-clang-image.yaml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.21.5'
+          go-version: '1.21.6'
 
       - name: Install Bom
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-images-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/build-images-ci.yml
index 889657cbc19..faa4e3e5e3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-images-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-images-ci.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.21.5'
+          go-version: '1.21.6'
 
       - name: Install Bom
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-images-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/build-images-releases.yml
index 0c0414188b6..279f3111b18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-images-releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-images-releases.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.21.5'
+          go-version: '1.21.6'
 
       - name: Install Bom
         if: ${{ startsWith(steps.tag.outputs.tag, 'v') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml b/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml
index 3fed238c2b3..2dc9c823309 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generated-files.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.21.5'
+          go-version: '1.21.6'
       - name: Go version
         run: go version
       - name: Validate that generated files are up to date.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gotests.yml b/.github/workflows/gotests.yml
index 5ec912d55e7..c79005959f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gotests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gotests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.21.5'
+        go-version: '1.21.6'
 
     - name: Install dependencies x86
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-codeql.yml
index 05b68947383..97737b46a28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-codeql.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.21.5'
+        go-version: '1.21.6'
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@012739e5082ff0c22ca6d6ab32e07c36df03c4a4 # v3.22.12
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/podinfo-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/podinfo-test.yaml
index 7c595a37a32..1e02039ebf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/podinfo-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/podinfo-test.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.21.5'
+        go-version: '1.21.6'
 
     - name: Install Kind and create cluster
       uses: helm/kind-action@dda0770415bac9fc20092cacbc54aa298604d140 # v1.8.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml
index 796c3553372..662e106ce6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.21.5'
+        go-version: '1.21.6'
 
     - name: Set Up Job Variables
       id: vars
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
index fc7bead4f62..6be8bc5ad1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.21.5'
+          go-version: '1.21.6'
           # using golangci-lint cache instead
           cache: false
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.21.5'
+          go-version: '1.21.6'
 
       - name: Check gofmt formatting
         run: |
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
         with:
           # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: '1.21.5'
+          go-version: '1.21.6'
 
       - name: Check module vendoring
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml b/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
index 4d2d3fab7c6..6c9b06c0530 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
       with:
         # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: '1.21.5'
+        go-version: '1.21.6'
 
     - name: Install build dependencies
       run: |
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3b53edcd2e0..bc57a0daaaa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN make tetragon-bpf LOCAL_CLANG=1 TARGET_ARCH=$TARGETARCH
 
 # Second builder (cross-)compile tetragon and tetra
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.21.5@sha256:672a2286da3ee7a854c3e0a56e0838918d0dbb1c18652992930293312de898a6 as tetragon-builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.21.6@sha256:6fbd2d3398db924f8d708cf6e94bd3a436bb468195daa6a96e80504e0a9615f2 as tetragon-builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/cilium/tetragon
 ARG TETRAGON_VERSION TARGETARCH
 COPY . .
 RUN make VERSION=$TETRAGON_VERSION TARGET_ARCH=$TARGETARCH tetragon tetra tetragon-oci-hook tetragon-oci-hook-setup
 
 # Third builder (cross-)compile a stripped gops
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.21.5-alpine@sha256:4db4aac30880b978cae5445dd4a706215249ad4f43d28bd7cdf7906e9be8dd6b as gops
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/library/golang:1.21.6-alpine@sha256:fd78f2fb1e49bcf343079bbbb851c936a18fc694df993cbddaa24ace0cc724c5 as gops
 ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN apk add --no-cache git \
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=google/gops
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index a0c3f38dbb7..1355238c930 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ FROM quay.io/cilium/cilium-bpftool@sha256:1832b32d118e7006ea2ce530b14ae5b28acd55
 COPY . ./
 
 
-FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.21.5@sha256:672a2286da3ee7a854c3e0a56e0838918d0dbb1c18652992930293312de898a6
+FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.21.6@sha256:6fbd2d3398db924f8d708cf6e94bd3a436bb468195daa6a96e80504e0a9615f2
 RUN apt-get update -y &&    \
     apt-get upgrade -y &&   \
     apt-get install -y      \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.operator b/Dockerfile.operator
index 73f14663799..a65aa3dab7e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.operator
+++ b/Dockerfile.operator
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=scratch
-ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.21.5@sha256:672a2286da3ee7a854c3e0a56e0838918d0dbb1c18652992930293312de898a6
+ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=docker.io/library/golang:1.21.6@sha256:6fbd2d3398db924f8d708cf6e94bd3a436bb468195daa6a96e80504e0a9615f2
 ARG ALPINE_IMAGE=docker.io/library/alpine:3.19.0@sha256:51b67269f354137895d43f3b3d810bfacd3945438e94dc5ac55fdac340352f48
 
 # BUILDPLATFORM is an automatic platform ARG enabled by Docker BuildKit.
diff --git a/Dockerfile.test b/Dockerfile.test
index 69acde52cb5..fde455dd2ef 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/Dockerfile.test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RUN apt-get install -y linux-libc-dev
 COPY . ./
 RUN make tetragon-bpf && pwd
 
-FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.21.5@sha256:672a2286da3ee7a854c3e0a56e0838918d0dbb1c18652992930293312de898a6
+FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.21.6@sha256:6fbd2d3398db924f8d708cf6e94bd3a436bb468195daa6a96e80504e0a9615f2
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install -y linux-libc-dev rpm2cpio cpio git flex bison autoconf libelf-dev bc netcat-traditional
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/cilium/tetragon
diff --git a/Makefile.cli b/Makefile.cli
index 397ec56d14b..fe350f6139f 100644
--- a/Makefile.cli
+++ b/Makefile.cli
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 CLI_GO_BUILD = CGO_ENABLED=0 $(GO) build
 # renovate: datasource=docker
-GO_IMAGE = docker.io/library/golang:1.21.5-alpine@sha256:4db4aac30880b978cae5445dd4a706215249ad4f43d28bd7cdf7906e9be8dd6b
+GO_IMAGE = docker.io/library/golang:1.21.6-alpine@sha256:fd78f2fb1e49bcf343079bbbb851c936a18fc694df993cbddaa24ace0cc724c5
 TARGET=tetra
 
 RELEASE_UID ?= $(shell id -u)