diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 85b983ecb..63c014e75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: test
 on: ["push", "pull_request"]
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.15"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.16"
   LINUX_ARCHES: "amd64 386 arm arm64 s390x mips64le ppc64le"
 
 jobs:
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+      - name: Set up Go for root
+        run: |
+          sudo ln -sf `which go` `sudo which go` || true
+          sudo go version
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Install test binaries
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 351698d3b..da6540509 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ rm -Rf ${SRC_DIR}/${RELEASE_DIR}
 mkdir -p ${SRC_DIR}/${RELEASE_DIR}
 mkdir -p ${OUTPUT_DIR}
 
-$DOCKER run -ti -v ${SRC_DIR}:/go/src/github.com/containernetworking/plugins --rm golang:1.15-alpine \
+$DOCKER run -ti -v ${SRC_DIR}:/go/src/github.com/containernetworking/plugins:z --rm golang:1.16-alpine \
 /bin/sh -xe -c "\
     apk --no-cache add bash tar;
     cd /go/src/github.com/containernetworking/plugins; umask 0022;