diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 6fee2fedb0..f124bfa155 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.22.2
+1.21.9
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6d48cb5d91..685b65e67f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/hashicorp/boundary
 
-go 1.22.2
+go 1.21.9
 
 replace github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api => ./api