diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index f3912b564b..ab0eff68ae 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-golang:
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/golang:1.15.15
+      - image: circleci/golang:1.16.15
 
     #### TEMPLATE_NOTE: go expects specific checkout path representing url
     #### expecting it in the form of
diff --git a/.github/workflows/platforms.yml b/.github/workflows/platforms.yml
index d12acf67ba..f34ddebdc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/platforms.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/platforms.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
         os: [macOS-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        go-version: ['1.15.15']
+        go-version: ['1.16.15']
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0cbb6251c6..8a55e4f0fd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Telegram:
 Discord Listener:
   variables:
     REPO_NAME: github.com/harmon758/harmonbot
-  image: golang:1.15.15
+  image: golang:1.16.15
   # The problem is that to be able to use go get, one needs to put
   # the repository in the $GOPATH. So for example, if your gitlab domain
   # is gitlab.com, and your repository is namespace/project, and with