diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ebf3dba..51d17a0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/wagslane/go-rabbitmq
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.17
 
 require github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go v1.3.0