diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 6a8b78da..1587e0c9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ orbs:
 jobs:
   test:
     docker:
-    - image: circleci/golang:1.16
+    - image: circleci/golang:1.17
     working_directory: /go/src/github.com/go-ksplit/ksplit
     steps:
     - checkout