diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bd6cd76..9b8641c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ IMG ?= $(DEFAULT_IMG)
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.29
 
+# Set minimum Go version
+GOTOOLCHAIN_VERSION ?= go1.21.0
+
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
 GOBIN=$(shell go env GOPATH)/bin
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ golint: get-ci-tools
 
 .PHONY: gowork
 gowork: ## Generate go.work file
-	test -f go.work || go work init
+	test -f go.work || GOTOOLCHAIN=$(GOTOOLCHAIN_VERSION) go work init
 	go work use .
 	go work use ./api
 	go work sync