diff --git a/docker/develop/Dockerfile b/docker/develop/Dockerfile
index b35f2a2293d..4f69de620db 100644
--- a/docker/develop/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/develop/Dockerfile
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ RUN set -e; \
     fi
 
 # golang stuff
-RUN curl https://dl.google.com/go/go1.14.2.linux-$(dpkg --print-architecture).tar.gz | tar -C /opt -xz
+RUN curl https://dl.google.com/go/go1.17.2.linux-$(dpkg --print-architecture).tar.gz | tar -C /opt -xz
 ENV GOPATH=/opt/gopath
 RUN mkdir ${GOPATH}
 ENV PATH=${PATH}:/opt/go/bin:${GOPATH}/bin
 RUN go get github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go
+RUN export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin" # according to: https://grpc.io/docs/languages/go/quickstart/
 
 ## pip3 contains fresher versions of packages than apt
 RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir cmake ninja
diff --git a/docker/iroha-builder/Dockerfile b/docker/iroha-builder/Dockerfile
index 4f3d0a11340..1ec6acd4929 100644
--- a/docker/iroha-builder/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/iroha-builder/Dockerfile
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ RUN cd /opt/ && \
     PREFIX="/usr/local" make install
 
 ## golang stuff for iroha+burrow
-RUN curl -fL https://golang.org/dl/go1.14.2.linux-$(dpkg --print-architecture).tar.gz | tar -C /opt -xz
+RUN curl -fL https://golang.org/dl/go1.17.2.linux-$(dpkg --print-architecture).tar.gz | tar -C /opt -xz
 ENV GOPATH=/opt/gopath
 RUN mkdir ${GOPATH}
 ENV PATH=${PATH}:/opt/go/bin:${GOPATH}/bin
 RUN go get github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go
+RUN export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin" # according to: https://grpc.io/docs/languages/go/quickstart/
 
 ## Rust-lang stuff for iroha+ursa
 ENV RUSTUP_HOME=/opt/rust