diff --git a/envoy/tests/docker/api_v3/go.mod b/envoy/tests/docker/api_v3/go.mod
index 031a86af1ccbe..f5aa236810706 100644
--- a/envoy/tests/docker/api_v3/go.mod
+++ b/envoy/tests/docker/api_v3/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module envoy-e2e
 
-go 1.13
+go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.9