diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9998416..d609329 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ assets:
 
 # TODO: Update this once go1.16 is released.
 go_binary:
-	go1.16beta1 build -o asynqmon .
+	go1.16rc1 build -o asynqmon .
 
 # Target to build a release binary.
 build: assets go_binary
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fbd5912..64b7253 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module asynqmon
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.4.4