diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e76675b409c..4064d1c8c60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: 1.14.*
+        go-version: 1.16.*
 
     - name: Dependencies
       run: |
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9537817ca3a..c60489592d1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.11-alpine AS build
+FROM golang:1.16-alpine AS build
 
 ENV DISTRIBUTION_DIR /go/src/github.com/docker/distribution
 ENV BUILDTAGS include_oss include_gcs