diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 5fabad35..5fc58bac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go 1.x
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.6
+          go-version: 1.21.9
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: '0'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind-action.yml b/.github/workflows/kind-action.yml
index 2e3a3570..ae331179 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind-action.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3 # default version of go is 1.10
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.6
+          go-version: 1.21.9
       - name: Install Carvel Tools
         uses: carvel-dev/setup-action@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 247a227c..8b8c040e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.6
+          go-version: 1.21.9
       - name: Set up Cosign
         uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3
       - name: Install Carvel Tools
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-gh.yml b/.github/workflows/test-gh.yml
index 95590f72..c6b66452 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-gh.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-gh.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
       uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
-        go-version: 1.21.6
+        go-version: 1.21.9
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy-scan.yml
index 82ef06a0..73b39357 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy-scan.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go 1.x
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.6
+          go-version: 1.21.9
       - name: Build the secretgen-controller artifacts
         run: |
           curl -L https://carvel.dev/install.sh | bash
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 738fda5a..40b66695 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.21.6 AS deps
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.21.9 AS deps
 
 ARG TARGETOS TARGETARCH SGCTRL_VER=development
 WORKDIR /workspace