diff --git a/.github/workflows/iso.yml b/.github/workflows/iso.yml
index d06a930eee58..e8461282e0bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/iso.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/iso.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Download Dependencies
         run: go mod download
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           make checksum
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install kubectl
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kic_image.yml b/.github/workflows/kic_image.yml
index cadf209cabc3..373914c58347 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kic_image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kic_image.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Download Dependencies
         run: go mod download
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index d89d6156bf9b..bdac426be103 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Download Dependencies
         run: go mod download
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install libvirt
         run: |
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install libvirt
         run: |
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "------------------------"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install tools
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ jobs:
           Get-WmiObject -class Win32_ComputerSystem
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install tools
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index c84945b0df02..ea8515c99411 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Download Dependencies
         run: go mod download
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install libvirt
         run: |
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install libvirt
         run: |
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "------------------------"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install tools
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ jobs:
           Get-WmiObject -class Win32_ComputerSystem
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install tools
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ jobs:
       # go 1.14.6+ is needed because of this bug https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39308
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15.2'
+          go-version: '1.15.5'
           stable: true
       - name: Install gopogh
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0f5b520b4904..091512570854 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ DEB_VERSION ?= $(subst -,~,$(RAW_VERSION))
 RPM_VERSION ?= $(DEB_VERSION)
 
 # used by hack/jenkins/release_build_and_upload.sh and KVM_BUILD_IMAGE, see also BUILD_IMAGE below
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.15.2
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.15.5
 
 INSTALL_SIZE ?= $(shell du out/minikube-windows-amd64.exe | cut -f1)
 BUILDROOT_BRANCH ?= 2020.02.8
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/common.sh b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
index 7592218c2676..5f8e2cf370d2 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/common.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 fi
 
 # installing golang so we could do go get for gopogh
-sudo ./installers/check_install_golang.sh "1.15.2" "/usr/local" || true
+sudo ./installers/check_install_golang.sh "1.15.5" "/usr/local" || true
 
 # install docker and kubectl if not present
 sudo ./installers/check_install_docker.sh