diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5aa8f616..929bc74f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module carvel.dev/imgpkg
 
-go 1.22
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/awslabs/amazon-ecr-credential-helper/ecr-login v0.0.0-20220517224237-e6f29200ae04