diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2b440e26fb583d4139ae11feeb46945b18749f67..d13ab183d8781f74503ee910fbfe7df58e5ed08a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ FROM ${BASE_REGISTRY}/${BASE_IMAGE}:${BASE_TAG} AS builder
 
 COPY kubernetes.tar.gz /
 
-#install Go 1.15.2
-COPY go1.15.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz /
-RUN tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.15.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+#install Golang
+COPY golang.tar.gz /
+RUN tar -C /usr/local -xzf golang.tar.gz
 ENV PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin"
 
 RUN dnf upgrade -y && \
diff --git a/hardening_manifest.yaml b/hardening_manifest.yaml
index e95d78622ed041ba04db15c9a3f8e4b74722f8ea..68aa58db6b3033ae5589b519d5694db1719aff91 100644
--- a/hardening_manifest.yaml
+++ b/hardening_manifest.yaml
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ resources:
   validation:
     type: sha256
     value: 9cb2ea2fc6a9f338f72dc1ad031903aadc680244f869772780b40a2b859d9a21
-- filename: go1.15.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-  url: https://golang.org/dl/go1.15.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+- filename: golang.tar.gz
+  url: https://golang.org/dl/go1.16.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz
   validation:
     type: sha256
-    value: b49fda1ca29a1946d6bb2a5a6982cf07ccd2aba849289508ee0f9918f6bb4552
+    value: 7fe7a73f55ba3e2285da36f8b085e5c0159e9564ef5f63ee0ed6b818ade8ef04
+
 
 # List of project maintainers
 # FIXME: Fill in the following details for the current container owner in the whitelist