diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
index 9027c8d0..07542c8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.20.x'
+          go-version: '1.21.x'
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - uses: ko-build/setup-ko@v0.6
       # We build both the aggregator and the operator in the same job
       # we could separate them, but anyways they share core/ so it would get messy
       # See https://ko.build/configuration/#naming-images to understand --preserve-import-paths
-      # TODO: this currently fails when trying to read from private eigensdk-go repo...
-      #       prob need to add permission somewhere. will figure out some other time, or maybe wait until we make it public
       - run: KO_DOCKER_REPO=ghcr.io/layr-labs/incredible-squaring ko build aggregator/cmd/main.go --preserve-import-paths
       - run: KO_DOCKER_REPO=ghcr.io/layr-labs/incredible-squaring ko build operator/cmd/main.go --preserve-import-paths
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