diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 203b622b..1161432d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@master
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.16
         id: go
 
       - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner in repo mode
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index e5f1c2c9..9fd517e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@master
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
+          go-version: 1.16
         id: go
       - name: Dependencies
         env: