diff --git a/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml b/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml
index 61471c015..a2a3734f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
       - name: Checkout boxo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: