diff --git a/.github/workflows/datadog-system-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/datadog-system-tests.yml
index ee1d5983c591..2ab43e0d95e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/datadog-system-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/datadog-system-tests.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.8
+          go-version: "1.21.7"
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go
         id: go-cache