diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-future.yml b/.github/workflows/build-future.yml
index 304d700b..a0d33039 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-future.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-future.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       tag: ${{ inputs.tag-prefix }}future-amd64
       protocol_version_default: 21
       xdr_ref: v21.1.0
-      core_ref: v21.1.0
+      core_ref: v21.2.0
       go_ref: horizon-v2.31.0
       soroban_rpc_ref: v21.2.0
       test_matrix: |
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       tag: ${{ inputs.tag-prefix }}future-arm64
       protocol_version_default: 21
       xdr_ref: v21.1.0
-      core_ref: v21.1.0
+      core_ref: v21.2.0
       core_build_runner_type: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
       go_ref: horizon-v2.31.0
       soroban_rpc_ref: v21.2.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/build-latest.yml
index 488b4eff..7314b2ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-latest.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       tag: ${{ inputs.tag-prefix }}latest-amd64
       protocol_version_default: 20
       xdr_ref: v21.1.0
-      core_ref: v21.1.0
+      core_ref: v21.2.0
       go_ref: horizon-v2.31.0
       soroban_rpc_ref: v21.2.0
       test_matrix: |
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       tag: ${{ inputs.tag-prefix }}latest-arm64
       protocol_version_default: 20
       xdr_ref: v21.1.0
-      core_ref: v21.1.0
+      core_ref: v21.2.0
       core_build_runner_type: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
       go_ref: horizon-v2.31.0
       soroban_rpc_ref: v21.2.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/build-testing.yml
index cd20d377..0206398b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-testing.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       tag: ${{ inputs.tag-prefix }}testing-amd64
       protocol_version_default: 21
       xdr_ref: v21.1.0
-      core_ref: v21.1.0
+      core_ref: v21.2.0
       go_ref: horizon-v2.31.0
       soroban_rpc_ref: v21.2.0
       test_matrix: |
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       tag: ${{ inputs.tag-prefix }}testing-arm64
       protocol_version_default: 21
       xdr_ref: v21.1.0
-      core_ref: v21.1.0
+      core_ref: v21.2.0
       core_build_runner_type: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
       go_ref: horizon-v2.31.0
       soroban_rpc_ref: v21.2.0
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c8f97952..63d24479 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ build-latest:
 	$(MAKE) build TAG=latest \
 		PROTOCOL_VERSION_DEFAULT=20 \
 		XDR_REF=v21.1.0 \
-		CORE_REF=v21.1.0 \
+		CORE_REF=v21.2.0 \
 		HORIZON_REF=horizon-v2.31.0 \
 		SOROBAN_RPC_REF=v21.2.0
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ build-testing:
 	$(MAKE) build TAG=testing \
 	    PROTOCOL_VERSION_DEFAULT=21 \
 		XDR_REF=v21.1.0 \
-		CORE_REF=v21.1.0 \
+		CORE_REF=v21.2.0 \
 		HORIZON_REF=horizon-v2.31.0 \
 		SOROBAN_RPC_REF=v21.2.0
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ build-future:
 	$(MAKE) build TAG=future \
 		PROTOCOL_VERSION_DEFAULT=21 \
 		XDR_REF=v21.1.0 \
-		CORE_REF=v21.1.0 \
+		CORE_REF=v21.2.0 \
 		HORIZON_REF=horizon-v2.31.0 \
 		SOROBAN_RPC_REF=v21.2.0