diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index db643e2b7..9481b8fb0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.5
+FROM golang:1.6
 MAINTAINER Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>
 
 ENV GOPATH /go