diff --git a/.github/workflows/vettools/go.mod b/.github/workflows/vettools/go.mod
index bb7a65afe..1c9afb2dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vettools/go.mod
+++ b/.github/workflows/vettools/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module vettools
 
-go 1.15
+go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.6.2