diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
index cb37e33b36..25618ff85e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.15.x, 1.16.x]
+        go-version: [1.16.x, 1.17.x]
         os: [ubuntu-20.04]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 37a79b8439..7675b72e08 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ languages:
       description: |
         'newest-version' is the latest version known to work when
         building Kata
-      newest-version: "1.16.5"
+      newest-version: "1.17.3"
 
   rust:
     description: "Rust language"