diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index eab01a75a..4cf7bb0aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -156,19 +156,13 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-22.04, windows-2022, macos-12, macos-14]
-        go_versions: [ '1.21', '1.22', '1.23' ]
+        go_versions: [ '1.22', '1.23' ]
         exclude:
           # Only latest Go version for Windows and MacOS.
-          - os: windows-2022
-            go_versions: '1.21'
           - os: windows-2022
             go_versions: '1.22'
-          - os: macos-12
-            go_versions: '1.21'
           - os: macos-12
             go_versions: '1.22'
-          - os: macos-14
-            go_versions: '1.21'
           - os: macos-14
             go_versions: '1.22'
           # Exclude latest Go version for Ubuntu as Coverage uses it.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b6f0668c..4c3267e59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ NeoGo, `:latest` points to the latest release) or build yourself.
 
 ### Building
 
-Building NeoGo requires Go 1.21+ and `make`:
+Building NeoGo requires Go 1.22+ and `make`:
 
 ```
 make
diff --git a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
index 8489c31b5..bc6306e0a 100644
--- a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
+++ b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func initSmartContract(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	gm := []byte("module " + contractName + `
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop ` + ver + `
diff --git a/cli/vm/cli_test.go b/cli/vm/cli_test.go
index c2b994f92..985b5510f 100644
--- a/cli/vm/cli_test.go
+++ b/cli/vm/cli_test.go
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0
 )
 replace github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop => ` + filepath.Join(wd, "../../pkg/interop") + `
-go 1.21`)
+go 1.22`)
 	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "go.mod"), goMod, os.ModePerm))
 	return filename
 }
diff --git a/examples/engine/go.mod b/examples/engine/go.mod
index 12283f847..9ec3d5190 100644
--- a/examples/engine/go.mod
+++ b/examples/engine/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/engine
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/examples/events/go.mod b/examples/events/go.mod
index f9aaf9d18..d912304ad 100644
--- a/examples/events/go.mod
+++ b/examples/events/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/events
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/examples/iterator/go.mod b/examples/iterator/go.mod
index 622f38c53..75d9f5462 100644
--- a/examples/iterator/go.mod
+++ b/examples/iterator/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/iterator
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/examples/nft-d/go.mod b/examples/nft-d/go.mod
index d9d8b6507..7bb0eff59 100644
--- a/examples/nft-d/go.mod
+++ b/examples/nft-d/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/nft
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/examples/nft-nd-nns/go.mod b/examples/nft-nd-nns/go.mod
index 3f95e8566..01dd8fad8 100644
--- a/examples/nft-nd-nns/go.mod
+++ b/examples/nft-nd-nns/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/nft-nd-nns
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go v0.102.1-0.20231020181554-d89c8801d689
diff --git a/examples/nft-nd/go.mod b/examples/nft-nd/go.mod
index da95393ae..0c8f812b6 100644
--- a/examples/nft-nd/go.mod
+++ b/examples/nft-nd/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/nft-nd
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/examples/oracle/go.mod b/examples/oracle/go.mod
index 1f719a097..156d900b6 100644
--- a/examples/oracle/go.mod
+++ b/examples/oracle/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/oracle
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/examples/runtime/go.mod b/examples/runtime/go.mod
index 3b90e9622..6f47d8f44 100644
--- a/examples/runtime/go.mod
+++ b/examples/runtime/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/runtime
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/examples/storage/go.mod b/examples/storage/go.mod
index 99851cce0..5a27687f6 100644
--- a/examples/storage/go.mod
+++ b/examples/storage/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/storage
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/examples/timer/go.mod b/examples/timer/go.mod
index 1e7a09d7b..e6540b0dd 100644
--- a/examples/timer/go.mod
+++ b/examples/timer/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/timer
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/examples/token/go.mod b/examples/token/go.mod
index 6e86fae28..c8c1a0ba4 100644
--- a/examples/token/go.mod
+++ b/examples/token/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/token
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.mod b/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.mod
index 5ca7861c9..a690447ea 100644
--- a/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.mod
+++ b/examples/zkp/cubic_circuit/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/zkp/cubic
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/consensys/gnark v0.10.0
diff --git a/examples/zkp/xor_compat/go.mod b/examples/zkp/xor_compat/go.mod
index 29b882dec..e952a7978 100644
--- a/examples/zkp/xor_compat/go.mod
+++ b/examples/zkp/xor_compat/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/zkp/xor
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 435b33068..7c9045334 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/chzyer/readline v1.5.1
diff --git a/internal/contracts/oracle_contract/go.mod b/internal/contracts/oracle_contract/go.mod
index 8cd5d6312..86aa74a09 100644
--- a/internal/contracts/oracle_contract/go.mod
+++ b/internal/contracts/oracle_contract/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/internal/examples/oracle
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20240727093519-1a48f1ce43ec
diff --git a/pkg/interop/go.mod b/pkg/interop/go.mod
index eeda448b6..50bf310da 100644
--- a/pkg/interop/go.mod
+++ b/pkg/interop/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
diff --git a/pkg/smartcontract/zkpbinding/binding.go b/pkg/smartcontract/zkpbinding/binding.go
index bfb1b1a19..975f8b740 100644
--- a/pkg/smartcontract/zkpbinding/binding.go
+++ b/pkg/smartcontract/zkpbinding/binding.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ supportedstandards: []`
 	// and dependency packages version needed for smart contract compilation.
 	verifyGomod = `module verify
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20231004150345-8849ccde2524
 `