diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_build.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_build.yaml
index 11d9a46e21..e0cc87b1f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_build.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ on:
   pull_request: {}
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: 1.21.1
+  GO_VERSION: 1.21.3
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_build.yaml b/.github/workflows/release_build.yaml
index e3e918812e..fc2305fa07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_build.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     tags:
       - 'v[0-9].[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: 1.21.1
+  GO_VERSION: 1.21.3
 jobs:
   cache-deps:
     name: cache-deps (linux)
diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 2844977405..bae5c7f667 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.21.1
+1.21.3
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a0fba7bccb..84a4c7297c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.1] - 2023-10-10
+
+### Security
+
+- Updated to Go 1.21.3 to address CVE-2023-39325, CVE-2023-44487
+
 ## [1.8.0] - 2023-09-20
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/pkg/common/version/version.go b/pkg/common/version/version.go
index 71bc508655..4e0f89c41a 100644
--- a/pkg/common/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/common/version/version.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const (
 	// IMPORTANT: When updating, make sure to reconcile the versions list that
 	// is part of the upgrade integration test. See
 	// test/integration/suites/upgrade/README.md for details.
-	Base = "1.8.0"
+	Base = "1.8.1"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/test/integration/suites/upgrade/versions.txt b/test/integration/suites/upgrade/versions.txt
index 1beb788ea0..ac15257f77 100644
--- a/test/integration/suites/upgrade/versions.txt
+++ b/test/integration/suites/upgrade/versions.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 1.7.0
 1.7.1
 1.7.2
+1.7.3
+1.8.0