diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 421c3f9231f0db9041ec379dd3c07d6e8c6662e9..f7c761d7e302cfd3f7f989e8c471093eebc21cec 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ FROM ${BASE_REGISTRY}/${BASE_IMAGE}:${BASE_TAG} AS builder
 
 COPY kubernetes.tar.gz /
 
-#install Go 1.16.3
-COPY go1.16.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz /
-RUN tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.16.3.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 d3b676848c398bc64f6fb5b5b7cec2b7b107172f..a04c457d4ef01a300f38205239abe27bf3fd2768 100644
--- a/hardening_manifest.yaml
+++ b/hardening_manifest.yaml
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ resources:
   validation:
     type: sha256
     value: e569ebfe1bb9430e3dd24b606416fe6cc5b7bdcbee900e79ef8e2a38ce784b35
-- filename: go1.16.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-  url: https://golang.org/dl/go1.16.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+- filename: golang.tar.gz
+  url: https://golang.org/dl/go1.16.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz
   validation:
     type: sha256
-    value: 951a3c7c6ce4e56ad883f97d9db74d3d6d80d5fec77455c6ada6c1f7ac4776d2
+    value: 7fe7a73f55ba3e2285da36f8b085e5c0159e9564ef5f63ee0ed6b818ade8ef04
+
 
 # List of project maintainers
 # FIXME: Fill in the following details for the current container owner in the whitelist