diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 145e8aa612..556517e2da 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ languages:
   golang:
     description: "Google's 'go' language"
     notes: "'version' is the default minimum version used by this project."
-    version: "1.8.3"
+    version: "1.9.7"
     meta:
       newest-version: "1.10"