diff --git a/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml b/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml
index b3b52006f..d9f12ead0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.21.7 ]
+        go-version: [ 1.21.8 ]
     steps:
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/examples/minio/go.mod b/examples/minio/go.mod
index 6e5488e1e..377555eea 100644
--- a/examples/minio/go.mod
+++ b/examples/minio/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module github.com/minio/minio-go/examples/minio
 
 go 1.21
 
-toolchain go1.21.7
-
 require github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.49
 
 require (
diff --git a/examples/s3/go.mod b/examples/s3/go.mod
index d095e040e..ea3d4ecba 100644
--- a/examples/s3/go.mod
+++ b/examples/s3/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module github.com/minio/minio-go/examples/s3
 
 go 1.21
 
-toolchain go1.21.7
-
 require (
 	github.com/cheggaaa/pb v1.0.29
 	github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.49