diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Twitter:      https://twitter.com/gohugoio
 # Website:      https://gohugo.io/
 
-FROM golang:1.15-alpine AS build
+FROM golang:1.16-alpine AS build
 
 # Optionally set HUGO_BUILD_TAGS to "extended" or "nodeploy" when building like so:
 #   docker build --build-arg HUGO_BUILD_TAGS=extended .