diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fdcf93bd..b7f35df4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: golang:1.15
+      image: golang:1.16
     steps:
       - name: clone
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
index ee38a036..1c7bc7e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   diff-review:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: golang:1.15
+      image: golang:1.16
     steps:
     - name: clone
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
   full-review:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: golang:1.15
+      image: golang:1.16
     steps:
     - name: clone
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schema.yml b/.github/workflows/schema.yml
index 50260a9e..cda968ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schema.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schema.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   schema:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: golang:1.15
+      image: golang:1.16
     steps:
     - name: clone
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 2d3bbe84..15c9b8fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: golang:1.15
+      image: golang:1.16
     steps:
     - name: clone
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 50b30bc5..948d3776 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: golang:1.15
+      image: golang:1.16
     steps:
     - name: clone
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9db1f3e6..7bd33862 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/go-vela/types
 
-go 1.15
+go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/buildkite/yaml v0.0.0-20181016232759-0caa5f0796e3
diff --git a/version/metadata_test.go b/version/metadata_test.go
index 31877363..6149c579 100644
--- a/version/metadata_test.go
+++ b/version/metadata_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestVersion_Metadata_String(t *testing.T) {
 		BuildDate:       "1970-1-1T00:00:00Z",
 		Compiler:        "gc",
 		GitCommit:       "abcdef123456789",
-		GoVersion:       "1.15.0",
+		GoVersion:       "1.16.0",
 		OperatingSystem: "llinux",
 	}
 
diff --git a/version/version_test.go b/version/version_test.go
index 8b4f391e..11b1344f 100644
--- a/version/version_test.go
+++ b/version/version_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func TestVersion_Version_Meta(t *testing.T) {
 			BuildDate:       "1970-1-1T00:00:00Z",
 			Compiler:        "gc",
 			GitCommit:       "abcdef123456789",
-			GoVersion:       "1.15.0",
+			GoVersion:       "1.16.0",
 			OperatingSystem: "llinux",
 		},
 	}
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestVersion_Version_Semantic(t *testing.T) {
 			BuildDate:       "1970-1-1T00:00:00Z",
 			Compiler:        "gc",
 			GitCommit:       "abcdef123456789",
-			GoVersion:       "1.15.0",
+			GoVersion:       "1.16.0",
 			OperatingSystem: "llinux",
 		},
 	}
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestVersion_Version_String(t *testing.T) {
 			BuildDate:       "1970-1-1T00:00:00Z",
 			Compiler:        "gc",
 			GitCommit:       "abcdef123456789",
-			GoVersion:       "1.15.0",
+			GoVersion:       "1.16.0",
 			OperatingSystem: "llinux",
 		},
 	}