diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index ae475136a..c4e7c8a55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Set up Go 1.15
+    - name: Set up Go 1.16
       uses: actions/setup-go@v1
       with:
-        go-version: 1.15
+        go-version: 1.16
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory