diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index eb8d8b3..afb0617 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - go: '1.12'
+          - go: '1.16'
             mongo: 'mongodb-linux-x86_64-3.6.12'
             minio: '2019-05-23T00-29-34Z'
             wired_tiger: 'false'
-          - go: '1.12'
+          - go: '1.16'
             mongo: 'mongodb-linux-x86_64-ubuntu2204-7.0.4'
             minio: '2019-05-23T00-29-34Z'
             wired_tiger: 'true'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0bf3fc..f8974bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ curl -H "Authorization: OAuth $KBASE_TOKEN" -F "copy_data=<node id>" http://<hos
 ```
 
 # Requirements:
-* go 1.12
+* go 1.16
 * An S3 compatible storage system. The Blobstore is tested with Minio version 2019-05-23T00-29-34Z.
   * If Minio is used and the version is 2019-05-14T23-57-45Z or larger the server must
     be run in `--compat` mode.
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 0e985e0..c1c0742 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # 0.1.5
 
-* Upgraded from go 1.12 to 1.16
+* Upgraded from go 1.12 to 1.16, which is now required
 * Changed build base image from FROM `golang:1.12.5-alpine3.9` to `golang:1.16.15-alpine3.15`
 
 
diff --git a/app/blobstore.go b/app/blobstore.go
index 7cb9870..cd5376a 100644
--- a/app/blobstore.go
+++ b/app/blobstore.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	name        = "blobstore"
-	version     = "0.1.4"
+	version     = "0.1.5"
 	shockname   = "Shock"
 	shockver    = "0.9.6" // do not increment
 	deprecation = "The id and version fields are deprecated."
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 0351037..a60c564 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func (t *TestSuite) TestConfigFailBadAuthURL() {
 	cfg, err := New(f)
 	t.Nil(cfg, "expected error")
 	t.Equal(fmt.Errorf("Value for key kbase-auth-url in section BlobStore of config file %s "+
-		"is not a valid url: parse ://kbase.us/authyauth: missing protocol scheme", f),
+		"is not a valid url: parse \"://kbase.us/authyauth\": missing protocol scheme", f),
 		err, "incorrect error")
 }