diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e050468bb03737ce69a00aba8926909fe110979e..a4d68a32b8884354a2b631cd94e949ccc471974b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-go1.21.5
-time 2023-11-29T21:21:46Z
+go1.21.6
+time 2024-01-04T23:43:26Z