diff --git a/build/controller/Dockerfile.k8staswg b/build/controller/Dockerfile.k8staswg
index 96ab89f97..62ba5562c 100644
--- a/build/controller/Dockerfile.k8staswg
+++ b/build/controller/Dockerfile.k8staswg
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 ARG ARCH
-FROM golang:1.15.10 AS builder
+FROM golang:1.16.10 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/sigs.k8s.io/scheduler-plugins
 COPY . .
 
diff --git a/build/scheduler/Dockerfile.k8staswg b/build/scheduler/Dockerfile.k8staswg
index 6d28d5122..96a410c12 100644
--- a/build/scheduler/Dockerfile.k8staswg
+++ b/build/scheduler/Dockerfile.k8staswg
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 ARG ARCH
-FROM golang:1.15.10 AS builder
+FROM golang:1.16.10 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/sigs.k8s.io/scheduler-plugins
 COPY . .