diff --git a/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml b/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..531b969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: govulncheck
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  govulncheck_job:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Run govulncheck
+    steps:
+      - id: govulncheck
+        uses: golang/govulncheck-action@dd0578b371c987f96d1185abb54344b44352bd58 # v1.0.3
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          go-package: ./...
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 447de86..ca9b29f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/transparency-dev/distributor
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21.12
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/cloudsqlconn v1.11.0