diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c64aa0f6d..291f6b70f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ NeoGo, `:latest` points to the latest release) or build yourself.
 
 ### Building
 
-To build NeoGo you need Go 1.15+ and `make`:
+To build NeoGo you need Go 1.16+ and `make`:
 
 ```
 make build
diff --git a/examples/nft-d/go.mod b/examples/nft-d/go.mod
index a98743524..89b76c8b2 100644
--- a/examples/nft-d/go.mod
+++ b/examples/nft-d/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/examples/nft
 
-go 1.15
+go 1.16
 
 require github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop v0.0.0-20220310092710-5379ef75bbb9
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 781b12405..a5282c958 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 )
 
-go 1.15
+go 1.16