diff --git a/deployment/docker/Makefile b/deployment/docker/Makefile
index 57d724049..4b392de95 100644
--- a/deployment/docker/Makefile
+++ b/deployment/docker/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DOCKER_NAMESPACE := victoriametrics
 
 ROOT_IMAGE ?= alpine:3.13.1
 CERTS_IMAGE := alpine:3.13.1
-GO_BUILDER_IMAGE := golang:1.15.8
+GO_BUILDER_IMAGE := golang:1.16.0
 BUILDER_IMAGE := local/builder:2.0.0-$(shell echo $(GO_BUILDER_IMAGE) | tr : _)
 BASE_IMAGE := local/base:1.1.3-$(shell echo $(ROOT_IMAGE) | tr : _)-$(shell echo $(CERTS_IMAGE) | tr : _)