diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 47f11dcd8f..ef19d0102d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
       - "!deploy/iso/**"
 env:
   GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
-  GO_VERSION: 1.16.1
+  GO_VERSION: 1.16.4
 jobs:
   build_minikube:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index 849f31988d..72889292f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
       - "!deploy/iso/**"
 env:
   GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
-  GO_VERSION: 1.16.1
+  GO_VERSION: 1.16.4
 jobs:
   # Runs before all other jobs
   # builds the minikube binaries
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 23e898472d..2c74b0db9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
       - "!deploy/iso/**"
 env:
   GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
-  GO_VERSION: 1.16.1
+  GO_VERSION: 1.16.4
 jobs:
   # Runs before all other jobs
   # builds the minikube binaries
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_verified.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_verified.yaml
index 50fe09ae19..da0424446e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_verified.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_verified.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
       - deleted
 env:
   GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
-  GO_VERSION: 1.16.1
+  GO_VERSION: 1.16.4
 
 jobs:
   # Runs before all other jobs
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 12fb28bdcb..559e3bf357 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ RPM_VERSION ?= $(DEB_VERSION)
 RPM_REVISION ?= 0
 
 # used by hack/jenkins/release_build_and_upload.sh and KVM_BUILD_IMAGE, see also BUILD_IMAGE below
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.16.1
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.16.4
 
 # replace "x.y.0" => "x.y". kube-cross and golang.org/dl use different formats for x.y.0 go versions
 KVM_GO_VERSION ?= $(GO_VERSION:.0=)
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/common.sh b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
index f77c4438df..2fdbfb4b2c 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/common.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # installing golang so we could do go get for gopogh
-sudo ARCH="$ARCH"./installers/check_install_golang.sh "1.16.1" "/usr/local" || true
+sudo ARCH="$ARCH"./installers/check_install_golang.sh "1.16.4" "/usr/local" || true
 
 # install docker and kubectl if not present
 sudo ARCH="$ARCH" ./installers/check_install_docker.sh || true