diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2469e4c..82ee9bc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/tendermint/faucet
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/ignite/cli v0.27.1