diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 39bf49a6..52155096 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: ^1.15
+          go-version: ^1.16
 
       - name: Get Linux dev libraries and tools
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'