diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 28a8956cc05..227bfb8b1b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v1
       with:
-        go-version: 1.15
+        go-version: 1.16
     - name: Install golangci-lint
       run: >
         cd /tmp &&
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-versions: [1.15, 1.14]
+        go-versions: [1.16, 1.15]
         platform: [ubuntu-20.04]
         environment-variables: [build/config/plain.sh, build/config/libpfm4.sh, build/config/libipmctl.sh]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
   test-integration:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-versions: [1.15, 1.14]
+        go-versions: [1.16, 1.15]
         platform: [ubuntu-20.04]
         environment-variables: [build/config/plain.sh, build/config/libpfm4.sh, build/config/libipmctl.sh]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 92ee27fbade..ec9980c144f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ docker-%:
 	@docker build -t cadvisor:$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD) -f deploy/Dockerfile$(Dockerfile_tag) .
 
 docker-build:
-	@docker run --rm -w /go/src/github.com/google/cadvisor -v ${PWD}:/go/src/github.com/google/cadvisor golang:1.15 make build
+	@docker run --rm -w /go/src/github.com/google/cadvisor -v ${PWD}:/go/src/github.com/google/cadvisor golang:1.16 make build
 
 presubmit: vet
 	@echo ">> checking go formatting"
diff --git a/build/integration-in-docker.sh b/build/integration-in-docker.sh
index 4083de1a555..fb7242e9e4b 100755
--- a/build/integration-in-docker.sh
+++ b/build/integration-in-docker.sh
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ GO_FLAGS=${GO_FLAGS:-"-tags=netgo -race"}
 PACKAGES=${PACKAGES:-"sudo"}
 BUILD_PACKAGES=${BUILD_PACKAGES:-}
 CADVISOR_ARGS=${CADVISOR_ARGS:-}
-GOLANG_VERSION=${GOLANG_VERSION:-"1.15"}
+GOLANG_VERSION=${GOLANG_VERSION:-"1.16"}
 run_tests "$GO_FLAGS" "$PACKAGES" "$BUILD_PACKAGES" "$CADVISOR_ARGS"
diff --git a/build/unit-in-container.sh b/build/unit-in-container.sh
index bc88407b212..924d1425016 100755
--- a/build/unit-in-container.sh
+++ b/build/unit-in-container.sh
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ function run_tests() {
 
 GO_FLAGS=${GO_FLAGS:-"-tags=netgo -race"}
 BUILD_PACKAGES=${BUILD_PACKAGES:-}
-GOLANG_VERSION=${GOLANG_VERSION:-"1.15"}
+GOLANG_VERSION=${GOLANG_VERSION:-"1.16"}
 run_tests
diff --git a/deploy/canary/Dockerfile b/deploy/canary/Dockerfile
index 3b206e61bad..2319ff6b533 100644
--- a/deploy/canary/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/canary/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.15
+FROM golang:1.16
 MAINTAINER dashpole@google.com
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git dmsetup && apt-get clean