diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 4761f0e9..c807441c 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15.2
\ No newline at end of file
+1.16.3
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b32aac44..289105bb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.15
+FROM golang:1.16
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/terraform-provider-boundary
 COPY . .
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f8b5438..dd554fe8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Requirements
 ------------
 
 -	[Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/downloads.html) >= 0.12.x
--	[Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) >= 1.15
+-	[Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) >= 1.16
 
 Building The Provider
 ---------------------
diff --git a/ci/goinstall.sh b/ci/goinstall.sh
index b4522534..b9849ff8 100755
--- a/ci/goinstall.sh
+++ b/ci/goinstall.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-VERSION="1.15"
+VERSION="1.16"
 
 [ -z "$GOROOT" ] && GOROOT="$HOME/.go"
 [ -z "$GOPATH" ] && GOPATH="$HOME/go"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 312a0bfd..e22989ac 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-boundary
 
-go 1.15
+go 1.16
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go v0.68.0 // indirect