diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0645bbae3..7195ffec6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module helm.sh/helm/v3
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.0.0