diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d86b77661186cef5096dbb351487d81d3a56c0f9..6e0dea11b8d1f762f689714737ec8a7b899d7069 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build Geth in a stock Go builder container
-FROM golang:1.15-alpine as builder
+FROM golang:1.16-alpine as builder
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache make gcc musl-dev linux-headers git
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.alltools b/Dockerfile.alltools
index 715213c5de0d822a7b6c7021a11e54c76eae8297..483afad8c346933083db731883422bf719d3490f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.alltools
+++ b/Dockerfile.alltools
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build Geth in a stock Go builder container
-FROM golang:1.15-alpine as builder
+FROM golang:1.16-alpine as builder
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache make gcc musl-dev linux-headers git