diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 9401d06..f38d6ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Set up Go 1.15
+      - name: Set up Go 1.16
         uses: actions/setup-go@v1
         with:
-          go-version: 1.15
+          go-version: 1.16
         id: go
 
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 7bfebfe..b8bb583 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ environment:
       PATH: C:\msys64\mingw32\bin\;C:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS\;%PATH%
   # - COMPILER: MINGW_W64
   #   ARCHITECTURE: x64
-  GOVERSION: 1.15.7
+  GOVERSION: 1.16
   # GOPATH: c:\gopath
 
 # scripts that run after cloning repository