diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 735e02d6..ad959097 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -25,24 +25,19 @@ jobs:
         run: go test -race -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic ./...
       - name: Upload coverage
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
-  build_1_12:
-    name: Build with Go 1.12.17
+  build_1_16:
+    name: Build with Go 1.16
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main') || github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     steps:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.12.17'
+          go-version: '1.16'
       - name: Git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          path: gopath/src/github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n
       - name: Build and test
-        working-directory: gopath/src/github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/v2
-        env:
-            GOPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/gopath
-            GO111MODULE: on
+        working-directory: v2
         run: |
           go get ./...
           go test -race ./...
diff --git a/v2/go.mod b/v2/go.mod
index 42b1bc42..d1b1479d 100644
--- a/v2/go.mod
+++ b/v2/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/v2
 
-go 1.12
+go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2