diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c74ef886..afe1a8aa 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3