diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 6d6841f4d94..53493602b6b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
 
 - OS: [e.g. iOS]
 - Architecture: [e.g. x86, i386]
-- Go Version: [e.g. 1.14]
+- Go Version: [e.g. 1.15]
 - opentelemetry-go version: [e.g. v0.14.0, 3c7face]
 
 ### Steps To Reproduce
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 98613439e8c..9c30080102c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ env:
   # Path to where test results will be saved.
   TEST_RESULTS: /tmp/test-results
   # Default minimum version of Go to support.
-  DEFAULT_GO_VERSION: 1.14
+  DEFAULT_GO_VERSION: 1.15
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
   compatibility-test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.15, 1.14]
+        go-version: [1.16, 1.15]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         # GitHub Actions does not support arm* architectures on default
         # runners. It is possible to acomplish this with a self-hosted runner
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
index d9a45874c15..8de285f94e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: '^1.14.0'
+        go-version: '^1.15.0'
     - uses: evantorrie/mott-the-tidier@v1-beta
       id: modtidy
       with:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8078e631b84..9ad961384fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
   `NewSplitDriver` now automatically implements an internal `noopDriver` for `SplitConfig` fields that are not initialized. (#1798)
 - `resource.New()` now creates a Resource without builtin detectors. Previous behavior is now achieved by using `WithBuiltinDetectors` Option. (#1810)
 - Move the `Event` type from the `go.opentelemetry.io/otel` package to the `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace` package. (#1846)
+- CI builds validate against last two versions of Go, dropping 1.14 and adding 1.16. (#1865)
 - BatchSpanProcessor now report export failures when calling `ForceFlush()` method. (#1860)
 - `Set.Encoded(Encoder)` no longer caches the result of an encoding. (#1855)
 - Renamed `CloudZoneKey` to `CloudAvailabilityZoneKey` in Resource semantic conventions according to spec. (#1871)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5ede84f9ac..92adc4e0162 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ This project is tested on the following systems.
 
 | OS      | Go Version | Architecture |
 | ------- | ---------- | ------------ |
+| Ubuntu  | 1.16       | amd64        |
 | Ubuntu  | 1.15       | amd64        |
-| Ubuntu  | 1.14       | amd64        |
+| Ubuntu  | 1.16       | 386          |
 | Ubuntu  | 1.15       | 386          |
-| Ubuntu  | 1.14       | 386          |
+| MacOS   | 1.16       | amd64        |
 | MacOS   | 1.15       | amd64        |
-| MacOS   | 1.14       | amd64        |
+| Windows | 1.16       | amd64        |
 | Windows | 1.15       | amd64        |
-| Windows | 1.14       | amd64        |
+| Windows | 1.16       | 386          |
 | Windows | 1.15       | 386          |
-| Windows | 1.14       | 386          |
 
 While this project should work for other systems, no compatibility guarantees
 are made for those systems currently.
diff --git a/bridge/opencensus/go.mod b/bridge/opencensus/go.mod
index 1e37099db69..7a89e5fac84 100644
--- a/bridge/opencensus/go.mod
+++ b/bridge/opencensus/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/bridge/opencensus
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 require (
 	go.opencensus.io v0.22.6-0.20201102222123-380f4078db9f
diff --git a/bridge/opentracing/go.mod b/bridge/opentracing/go.mod
index 87e20b0877b..218df8b7da2 100644
--- a/bridge/opentracing/go.mod
+++ b/bridge/opentracing/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/bridge/opentracing
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../..
 
diff --git a/example/jaeger/go.mod b/example/jaeger/go.mod
index 14a00892744..c246f2898dc 100644
--- a/example/jaeger/go.mod
+++ b/example/jaeger/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/example/jaeger
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../..
diff --git a/example/namedtracer/go.mod b/example/namedtracer/go.mod
index c8d3955e345..6a57f10219f 100644
--- a/example/namedtracer/go.mod
+++ b/example/namedtracer/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/example/namedtracer
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../..
diff --git a/example/opencensus/go.mod b/example/opencensus/go.mod
index 62a42e2c0f4..3106c5c80ab 100644
--- a/example/opencensus/go.mod
+++ b/example/opencensus/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/example/opencensus
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../..
diff --git a/example/otel-collector/go.mod b/example/otel-collector/go.mod
index 22d24859dd5..f922d7be508 100644
--- a/example/otel-collector/go.mod
+++ b/example/otel-collector/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/example/otel-collector
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../..
diff --git a/example/prom-collector/go.mod b/example/prom-collector/go.mod
index 60cf1299ea3..75014b13ad0 100644
--- a/example/prom-collector/go.mod
+++ b/example/prom-collector/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/example/prom-collector
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../..
diff --git a/example/prometheus/go.mod b/example/prometheus/go.mod
index a00bd1f7ac6..eb1c30c16ef 100644
--- a/example/prometheus/go.mod
+++ b/example/prometheus/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/example/prometheus
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../..
diff --git a/example/zipkin/Dockerfile b/example/zipkin/Dockerfile
index 46421442b91..e269b63c56c 100644
--- a/example/zipkin/Dockerfile
+++ b/example/zipkin/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-FROM golang:1.14-alpine
+FROM golang:1.16-alpine
 COPY . /go/src/github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/example/zipkin/
 RUN go install ./main.go
diff --git a/example/zipkin/go.mod b/example/zipkin/go.mod
index d0e3ab7fd83..465f57b39c8 100644
--- a/example/zipkin/go.mod
+++ b/example/zipkin/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/example/zipkin
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../..
diff --git a/exporters/metric/prometheus/go.mod b/exporters/metric/prometheus/go.mod
index 6089d4fdf1c..f060b7f7447 100644
--- a/exporters/metric/prometheus/go.mod
+++ b/exporters/metric/prometheus/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/metric/prometheus
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../../..
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/go.mod b/exporters/otlp/go.mod
index 70e9232c7cb..5bbe3a9ea1f 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/go.mod
+++ b/exporters/otlp/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../..
diff --git a/exporters/stdout/go.mod b/exporters/stdout/go.mod
index a572a95c437..95f5b5d991a 100644
--- a/exporters/stdout/go.mod
+++ b/exporters/stdout/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../..
diff --git a/exporters/trace/jaeger/go.mod b/exporters/trace/jaeger/go.mod
index 336202e8d07..85ad454d459 100644
--- a/exporters/trace/jaeger/go.mod
+++ b/exporters/trace/jaeger/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/trace/jaeger
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../../..
diff --git a/exporters/trace/zipkin/go.mod b/exporters/trace/zipkin/go.mod
index 7c9fc8c72d1..5dda102acb1 100644
--- a/exporters/trace/zipkin/go.mod
+++ b/exporters/trace/zipkin/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/trace/zipkin
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../../..
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a0e9267ad36..3dc07a76b4e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5
diff --git a/internal/tools/go.mod b/internal/tools/go.mod
index fbd80abe01e..05024bea55c 100644
--- a/internal/tools/go.mod
+++ b/internal/tools/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/internal/tools
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 require (
 	github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4
diff --git a/metric/go.mod b/metric/go.mod
index 47bc47badde..c95f3e4fe02 100644
--- a/metric/go.mod
+++ b/metric/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../
 
diff --git a/oteltest/go.mod b/oteltest/go.mod
index 07b7ddf270a..f13318dcda0 100644
--- a/oteltest/go.mod
+++ b/oteltest/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/oteltest
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../
 
diff --git a/sdk/export/metric/go.mod b/sdk/export/metric/go.mod
index 170d38157fa..41b9c4dc1a2 100644
--- a/sdk/export/metric/go.mod
+++ b/sdk/export/metric/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/export/metric
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../../..
 
diff --git a/sdk/go.mod b/sdk/go.mod
index 8b516740d1f..7b7b04465aa 100644
--- a/sdk/go.mod
+++ b/sdk/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/go.mod b/sdk/metric/go.mod
index 6ad529662cf..676e4af0c7b 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/go.mod
+++ b/sdk/metric/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../..
 
diff --git a/trace/go.mod b/trace/go.mod
index 914e4f4384a..dbb43bdfb62 100644
--- a/trace/go.mod
+++ b/trace/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/otel => ../
 
diff --git a/website_docs/getting-started.md b/website_docs/getting-started.md
index 46f1878cdd6..33285ea642c 100644
--- a/website_docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/website_docs/getting-started.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Welcome to the OpenTelemetry for Go getting started guide! This guide will walk
 
 # Installation
 
-OpenTelemetry packages for Go are available in the `go.opentelemetry.io/otel` namespace. You will need to add references to them in the `import` statement. We suggest using Go 1.14 or newer, for module support.
+OpenTelemetry packages for Go are available in the `go.opentelemetry.io/otel` namespace. You will need to add references to them in the `import` statement. We suggest using Go 1.15 or newer, for module support.
 
 To get started with this guide, create a new directory and add a new file named `main.go` to it. In your terminal, run the command `go mod init main` in the same directory. This will create a `go.mod` file, which is used by Go to manage imports.