diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 6a1b7239b..2b24a2d9b 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ node('node') {
               sh 'docker exec postgres-$BUILD_NUMBER createdb -U postgres teststorj'
               // fetch the remote main branch
               sh 'git fetch --no-tags --progress -- https://github.com/storj/storj.git +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main'
-              sh 'docker run -u $(id -u):$(id -g) --rm -i -v $PWD:$PWD -w $PWD --entrypoint $PWD/scripts/tests/testversions/test-sim-versions.sh -e STORJ_SIM_POSTGRES -e STORJ_SIM_REDIS --link redis-$BUILD_NUMBER:redis --link postgres-$BUILD_NUMBER:postgres storjlabs/golang:1.20.6'
+              sh 'docker run -u $(id -u):$(id -g) --rm -i -v $PWD:$PWD -w $PWD --entrypoint $PWD/scripts/tests/testversions/test-sim-versions.sh -e STORJ_SIM_POSTGRES -e STORJ_SIM_REDIS --link redis-$BUILD_NUMBER:redis --link postgres-$BUILD_NUMBER:postgres storjlabs/golang:1.21.3'
             }
             catch(err){
                 throw err
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ node('node') {
           sh 'docker exec postgres-$BUILD_NUMBER createdb -U postgres teststorj'
           // fetch the remote main branch
           sh 'git fetch --no-tags --progress -- https://github.com/storj/storj.git +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main'
-          sh 'docker run -u $(id -u):$(id -g) --rm -i -v $PWD:$PWD -w $PWD --entrypoint $PWD/scripts/tests/rollingupgrade/test-sim-rolling-upgrade.sh -e BRANCH_NAME -e STORJ_SIM_POSTGRES -e STORJ_SIM_REDIS -e STORJ_MIGRATION_DB --link redis-$BUILD_NUMBER:redis --link postgres-$BUILD_NUMBER:postgres storjlabs/golang:1.20.6'
+          sh 'docker run -u $(id -u):$(id -g) --rm -i -v $PWD:$PWD -w $PWD --entrypoint $PWD/scripts/tests/rollingupgrade/test-sim-rolling-upgrade.sh -e BRANCH_NAME -e STORJ_SIM_POSTGRES -e STORJ_SIM_REDIS -e STORJ_MIGRATION_DB --link redis-$BUILD_NUMBER:redis --link postgres-$BUILD_NUMBER:postgres storjlabs/golang:1.21.3'
         }
         catch(err){
             throw err
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0d1532c0e..5439d2ae1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.20.6
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.21.3
 GOOS ?= linux
 GOARCH ?= amd64
 GOPATH ?= $(shell go env GOPATH)