diff --git a/scripts/add_golang.sh b/scripts/add_golang.sh
index cae5042..484aa66 100755
--- a/scripts/add_golang.sh
+++ b/scripts/add_golang.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 set -ex
 
-VERSION=1.15.7
-SHASUM=0d142143794721bb63ce6c8a6180c4062bcf8ef4715e7d6d6609f3a8282629b3
+VERSION=1.16
+SHASUM=013a489ebb3e24ef3d915abe5b94c3286c070dfe0818d5bca8108f1d6e8440d2
 
 FILENAME=go${VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 GOURL=https://golang.org/dl/${FILENAME}