diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ef2f482..c9f8b78 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/u-root/uio
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/josharian/native v1.0.1-0.20221213033349-c1e37c09b531