diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1d8a27dcb..9c9cde58f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.15
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.16
 ARG BATS_VERSION=v1.2.1
 
 FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-buster
diff --git a/Vagrantfile.centos7 b/Vagrantfile.centos7
index 559f8dd39..8409496cb 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile.centos7
+++ b/Vagrantfile.centos7
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     set -e -u -o pipefail
 
     # configuration
-    GO_VERSION="1.15"
+    GO_VERSION="1.16.4"
     BATS_VERSION="v1.2.1"
 
     # install yum packages