diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4ff5b942b7c..177b95c4922 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.21.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/go-tpm v0.9.1