diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 9eabc82a0..46e7a7fbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.15"
+          go-version: "1.16"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
         with:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.15"
+          go-version: "1.16"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
         with:
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.15
+          go-version: 1.16
       - name: test & coverage report creation
         run: |
           cat pkgs.txt.part.${{ matrix.part }} | xargs go test -mod=readonly -timeout 8m -race -coverprofile=${{ matrix.part }}profile.out -covermode=atomic
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-34x.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-34x.yml
index 97be84eab..4667b4540 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-34x.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-34x.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15'
+          go-version: '1.16'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-master.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-master.yml
index 3a4e4fdaa..272711a93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-master.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15'
+          go-version: '1.16'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index c22d543f6..6dd904a1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15'
+          go-version: '1.16'
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fuzz-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/fuzz-nightly.yml
index f7e544898..2292671e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fuzz-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fuzz-nightly.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15'
+          go-version: '1.16'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ae08559d6..e5a0dd856 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.15'
+          go-version: '1.16'
 
       - run: echo https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}/CHANGELOG.md#${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/} > ../release_notes.md 
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 410508d89..febdf33e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.15"
+          go-version: "1.16"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
         with:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.15"
+          go-version: "1.16"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
         with:
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.15"
+          go-version: "1.16"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
         with:
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.15"
+          go-version: "1.16"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
         with: