diff --git a/detectors/aws/eks/go.mod b/detectors/aws/eks/go.mod
index 71317396041..d7de9e9c550 100644
--- a/detectors/aws/eks/go.mod
+++ b/detectors/aws/eks/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/detectors/aws/eks
 
-go 1.22.0
-
-toolchain go1.22.5
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0