diff --git a/cluster/images/etcd/Makefile b/cluster/images/etcd/Makefile
index 4da9fa9b453..2e9c5e71de7 100644
--- a/cluster/images/etcd/Makefile
+++ b/cluster/images/etcd/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ TAGS?=2.2.1 2.3.7 3.0.17
 REGISTRY_TAG?=3.0.17
 ARCH?=amd64
 REGISTRY?=gcr.io/google_containers
-GOLANG_VERSION?=1.7.5
+GOLANG_VERSION?=1.7.6
 GOARM=7
 TEMP_DIR:=$(shell mktemp -d)