diff --git a/tools/alpine/packages b/tools/alpine/packages
index 7cc11f10c..f60195a57 100644
--- a/tools/alpine/packages
+++ b/tools/alpine/packages
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ flex
 gcc
 git
 gmp-dev
+go
 gummiboot
 installkernel
 iptables
diff --git a/tools/alpine/versions b/tools/alpine/versions
index d4186f0df..f65973699 100644
--- a/tools/alpine/versions
+++ b/tools/alpine/versions
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ glib-2.52.1-r0
 gmp-6.1.2-r0
 gmp-dev-6.1.2-r0
 gnutls-3.5.10-r0
+go-1.7.4-r2
 gummiboot-48.1-r0
 installkernel-3.5-r0
 iptables-1.6.1-r0