diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fc07a1b4f384ec6925177b46c27461b6eff4b16e..a4bb77e1c567a26fdba9a1af21b15b206f9a3657 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test:
 
 release:
   stage: upload_pkg
-  image: golang:1.15
+  image: golang:1.16
   variables:
     VERSION: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
   script: