diff --git a/srcpkgs/grype/patches/fix-go-version.patch b/srcpkgs/grype/patches/fix-go-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..746a67a0a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/grype/patches/fix-go-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Requirement for v1.21.1 has nothing to do with program capabilities, see https://github.com/anchore/grype/pull/1484
+diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
+index 3d72c07fa9..efdc329286 100644
+--- a/go.mod
++++ b/go.mod
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ module github.com/anchore/grype
+ 
+-go 1.21.1
++go 1.21.0
+ 
+ require (
+ 	github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go v0.7.1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/grype/template b/srcpkgs/grype/template
index e5af3b550f6..d40afcc7f1c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/grype/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/grype/template
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'grype'
 pkgname=grype
-version=0.66.0
+version=0.69.0
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 build_helper=qemu
 go_import_path="github.com/anchore/grype"
 go_package="github.com/anchore/grype/cmd/grype"
-hostmakedepends="go1.20"
 short_desc="Vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems"
 maintainer="Jan Christian Grünhage <jan.christian@gruenhage.xyz>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/anchore/grype"
 distfiles="https://github.com/anchore/grype/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b0e38671975c0871f1b9a7bacba376f90ecb429973cb4b5b9cf90a3f4e072304
-export GOTOOLCHAIN=go1.20
+checksum=d20e1fb2fdc28af123ce197ceef3ac9dd99327f3a298e7e3e2eb1dd5dd7b43a3
 
 post_install() {
 	grype="${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/grype"