diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index bae5c7f667..20a1265cf3 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.21.3
+1.21.4
diff --git a/changelog/_go-ver-1153.txt b/changelog/_go-ver-1153.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f37f2467b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/_go-ver-1153.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:change
+core: Bump Go version to 1.21.4.
+```