diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c75190b4..79fe073b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DOCKER_NETWORK_ALIAS=nginx-plus-test
 DOCKER_NGINX_PLUS?=nginx-plus
 DOCKER_NGINX_PLUS_HELPER?=nginx-plus-helper
 
-GOLANG_CONTAINER=golang:1.16
+GOLANG_CONTAINER=golang:1.17
 
 export TEST_API_ENDPOINT=http://$(DOCKER_NGINX_PLUS):8080/api
 export TEST_API_ENDPOINT_OF_HELPER=http://$(DOCKER_NGINX_PLUS_HELPER):8080/api
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 87e1b8de..00c22674 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/nginxinc/nginx-plus-go-client
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.17