diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 9b4ffe9a..55432629 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ volumes:
 
 services:
 - name: cockroach
-  image: cockroachdb/cockroach:v19.2.4
+  image: cockroachdb/cockroach:v21.1.2
   commands:
   - /cockroach/cockroach start --insecure