diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d48b17ae2..3b2584063 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ Please avoid:
 ## Building the project
 
 Prerequisites:
-- Go 1.13+ for building the binary
-- Go 1.15+ for running the test suite
+- Go 1.16+
 
 Build with:
 * Unix-like systems: `make`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 1d9613f04..226050ea9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Set up Go 1.15
+      - name: Set up Go 1.16
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.15
+          go-version: 1.16
 
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -25,20 +25,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         run: go build -v ./cmd/gh
-
-  build-minimum:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Set up Go 1.13
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.13
-
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Build
-        env:
-          CGO_ENABLED: '0'
-        run: go build -v ./cmd/gh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index c727b55b6..78d94c78e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Set up Go 1.15
+      - name: Set up Go 1.16
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.15
+          go-version: 1.16
 
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yml b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
index 3d975a0d5..79e150113 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Go 1.15
+      - name: Set up Go 1.16
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.15
+          go-version: 1.16
       - name: Generate changelog
         run: |
           echo "GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/docs/source.md b/docs/source.md
index 17e6b0185..a8225c371 100644
--- a/docs/source.md
+++ b/docs/source.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Installation from source
 
-0. Verify that you have Go 1.13+ installed
+0. Verify that you have Go 1.16+ installed
 
    ```sh
    $ go version
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1fe5daf63..460ac97b3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/cli/cli
 
-go 1.13
+go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.2.14