diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yaml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yaml
index 810bc56f..e3e8d119 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 ---
 name: automerge
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-dependent-repositories.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-dependent-repositories.yaml
index 9ee76692..22b7d051 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-dependent-repositories.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-dependent-repositories.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.NSM_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v1
         with:
-          go-version: 1.13.4
+          go-version: 1.16
       - name: Update ${{ matrix.repository }} locally
         working-directory: networkservicemesh/${{ matrix.repository }}
         run: |