diff --git a/build/container/Makefile b/build/container/Makefile
index bb87d3c8..4e6fb1ce 100644
--- a/build/container/Makefile
+++ b/build/container/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ DIST_DIR ?= $(CURDIR)/dist
 ##### Global variables #####
 include $(CURDIR)/versions.mk
 
-GOLANG_VERSION := 1.16.4
 ifeq ($(IMAGE_NAME),)
 REGISTRY ?= nvidia
 IMAGE_NAME := $(REGISTRY)/container-toolkit
diff --git a/versions.mk b/versions.mk
index 44a78f30..5642591e 100644
--- a/versions.mk
+++ b/versions.mk
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ NVIDIA_DOCKER_VERSION := 2.8.0
 NVIDIA_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_VERSION := 3.6.0
 
 CUDA_VERSION := 11.4.2
-GOLANG_VERSION := 1.16.3
+GOLANG_VERSION := 1.16.4