diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ecbb781d4f..b91b4eaced 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/osbuild/images
 
-go 1.21.0
+go 1.22.0
 
 toolchain go1.22.5
 
diff --git a/tools/prepare-source.sh b/tools/prepare-source.sh
index 3758f148d5..47d95ab7a1 100755
--- a/tools/prepare-source.sh
+++ b/tools/prepare-source.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 set -eux
 
-GO_VERSION=1.21.11
+# Go version must be consistent with image-builder which uses UBI
+# container that is typically few months behind
+GO_VERSION=1.21.13
 GO_BINARY=$(go env GOPATH)/bin/go$GO_VERSION
 
 # this is the official way to get a different version of golang