diff --git a/internal/tools/go.mod b/internal/tools/go.mod
index 61ac7b975c7..5e9309b9816 100644
--- a/internal/tools/go.mod
+++ b/internal/tools/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/internal/tools
 
-go 1.22.1
-
-toolchain go1.23.0
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4