diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 3a6d6ffd..48a20fab 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 podTemplate (cloud:'sw-gpu-cloudnative',
     containers: [
     containerTemplate(name: 'docker', image: 'docker:dind', ttyEnabled: true, privileged: true),
-    containerTemplate(name: 'golang', image: 'golang:1.14.2', ttyEnabled: true)
+    containerTemplate(name: 'golang', image: 'golang:1.16.3', ttyEnabled: true)
   ]) {
     node(POD_LABEL) {
         def scmInfo
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5d4afa06..66993474 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LIB_NAME := nvidia-container-toolkit
 LIB_VERSION := 1.4.2
 LIB_TAG ?=
 
-GOLANG_VERSION := 1.14.2
+GOLANG_VERSION := 1.16.3
 GOLANG_PKG_PATH := github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/pkg
 
 # By default run all native docker-based targets