diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 8a810baf36..2b15f595af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: ^1.14
+        go-version: ^1.16
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 24a57f28a4..4a02d2c317 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.14.5
+1.16.2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5efaa44cfe..e9656c0d91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Developing the Provider
 ---------------------------
 
 If you wish to work on the provider, you'll first need [Go](http://www.golang.org)
-installed on your machine (version 1.14.0+ is *required*). You can use [goenv](https://github.com/syndbg/goenv)
+installed on your machine (version 1.16.0+ is *required*). You can use [goenv](https://github.com/syndbg/goenv)
 to manage your Go version. You'll also need to correctly setup a [GOPATH](http://golang.org/doc/code.html#GOPATH),
 as well as adding `$GOPATH/bin` to your `$PATH`.
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 91a72820d6..cb93048b00 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8 // indirect
 )
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.16