diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 0045ad4b7b6..c51af971211 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.x, 1.16.x]
+        go-version: [1.x, 1.17.x]
         platform: [ubuntu-latest]
         include:
           # include windows, but only with the latest Go version, since there