diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 9dd1a5685e..46421f268c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21.2"
+          go-version: "1.21.3"
           cache: true
       - run: yarn --frozen-lockfile
       - run: make build
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21.2"
+          go-version: "1.21.3"
           cache: true
       - run: yarn --frozen-lockfile
       - run: make build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e1be71d72d..054516d14d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: git fetch --force --tags
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21.2"
+          go-version: "1.21.3"
           cache: true
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 66c627eec5..36cc4974da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.2
+          go-version: 1.21.3
       - name: Format
         run: make fmt check/unstaged-changes
   test:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.2
+          go-version: 1.21.3
       - name: Go Mod
         run: make check/go/mod
       - name: Test
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.2
+          go-version: 1.21.3
       - name: Run linter
         run: make lint
       - name: Check helm manifests
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.2
+          go-version: 1.21.3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: lts/hydrogen
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.2
+          go-version: 1.21.3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: lts/hydrogen
diff --git a/.github/workflows/weekly-release.yml b/.github/workflows/weekly-release.yml
index 39a05979d3..a1aa279032 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weekly-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weekly-release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           git tag "$WEEKLY_IMAGE_TAG"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21.2"
+          go-version: "1.21.3"
           cache: true
       # setup docker buildx
       - name: Set up QEMU
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 683e4084b1..7fb787d92e 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project_name: pyroscope
 before:
   hooks:
     # This hook ensures that goreleaser uses the correct go version for a Pyroscope release
-    - sh -euc "go version | grep "go version go1.21.2 " || { echo "Unexpected go version"; exit 1; }"
+    - sh -euc "go version | grep "go version go1.21.3 " || { echo "Unexpected go version"; exit 1; }"
 builds:
   - env:
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
diff --git a/examples/golang-pull/static/Dockerfile b/examples/golang-pull/static/Dockerfile
index 8c9049e106..9528919178 100644
--- a/examples/golang-pull/static/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/golang-pull/static/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21.2
+FROM golang:1.21.3
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
 
diff --git a/examples/golang-push/rideshare/Dockerfile b/examples/golang-push/rideshare/Dockerfile
index 6e4c31a3ae..d57a792a27 100644
--- a/examples/golang-push/rideshare/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/golang-push/rideshare/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21.2
+FROM golang:1.21.3
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
 COPY . .
diff --git a/examples/golang-push/rideshare/Dockerfile.load-generator b/examples/golang-push/rideshare/Dockerfile.load-generator
index 92957bca65..5f49bc39ff 100644
--- a/examples/golang-push/rideshare/Dockerfile.load-generator
+++ b/examples/golang-push/rideshare/Dockerfile.load-generator
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21.2
+FROM golang:1.21.3
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
 COPY . .
diff --git a/examples/golang-push/simple/Dockerfile b/examples/golang-push/simple/Dockerfile
index 352fff52c2..06d10480a0 100644
--- a/examples/golang-push/simple/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/golang-push/simple/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21.2
+FROM golang:1.21.3
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
 
diff --git a/examples/tracing/honeycomb/Dockerfile b/examples/tracing/honeycomb/Dockerfile
index e868f076bb..c593bba3fe 100644
--- a/examples/tracing/honeycomb/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/tracing/honeycomb/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21.2
+FROM golang:1.21.3
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
 
diff --git a/examples/tracing/honeycomb/Dockerfile.loadgen b/examples/tracing/honeycomb/Dockerfile.loadgen
index 7cfb0a532f..22567c28e6 100644
--- a/examples/tracing/honeycomb/Dockerfile.loadgen
+++ b/examples/tracing/honeycomb/Dockerfile.loadgen
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21.2
+FROM golang:1.21.3
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
 
diff --git a/examples/tracing/jaeger/go/rideshare/Dockerfile b/examples/tracing/jaeger/go/rideshare/Dockerfile
index a2ab1f2217..0a24dc4e9f 100644
--- a/examples/tracing/jaeger/go/rideshare/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/tracing/jaeger/go/rideshare/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21.2
+FROM golang:1.21.3
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
 
diff --git a/examples/tracing/jaeger/go/rideshare/Dockerfile.loadgen b/examples/tracing/jaeger/go/rideshare/Dockerfile.loadgen
index 4838ee7463..c9c2d2855e 100644
--- a/examples/tracing/jaeger/go/rideshare/Dockerfile.loadgen
+++ b/examples/tracing/jaeger/go/rideshare/Dockerfile.loadgen
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21.2
+FROM golang:1.21.3
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/app