diff --git a/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-presubmits.yaml b/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-presubmits.yaml
index af8bf3553a..ca910ee690 100644
--- a/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-presubmits.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ presubmits:
               privileged: true
             env:
               - name: GIMME_GO_VERSION
-                value: "1.16"
+                value: "1.17"
             command:
               - "/usr/local/bin/runner.sh"
               - "/bin/sh"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ presubmits:
                 memory: "29Gi"
             env:
               - name: GIMME_GO_VERSION
-                value: "1.16"
+                value: "1.17"
             command:
               - "/usr/local/bin/runner.sh"
               - "/bin/sh"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ presubmits:
                 memory: "29Gi"
             env:
               - name: GIMME_GO_VERSION
-                value: "1.16"
+                value: "1.17"
             command:
               - "/usr/local/bin/runner.sh"
               - "/bin/sh"
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ presubmits:
                 memory: "29Gi"
             env:
               - name: GIMME_GO_VERSION
-                value: "1.16"
+                value: "1.17"
             command:
               - "/usr/local/bin/runner.sh"
               - "/bin/sh"