diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 76ad63151f26a95234cebe503f2b32f99f226bf8..6985023ff66f8c7a82612d09687ff56942f89bf0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ deploy:
   skip_cleanup: true
   on:
     branch: master
-    go: '1.5.3'
+    go: '1.6.2'
     condition: "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST = false"
 
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