diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index ee1f150be..f8d161a3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 env:
   kind-version: 'v0.11.1'
   kind-image: 'kindest/node:v1.22.0'  # Image defines which k8s version is used
-  golang-version: '1.16'
+  golang-version: '1.17'
 jobs:
   e2e-tests:
     name: E2E tests
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 611ca0f31..3dccba02c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20210208195552-ff826a37aa15