diff --git a/srcpkgs/go/template b/srcpkgs/go/template
index 6ac24704525..d9e2c5a9ba6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/go/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/go/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'go'
 pkgname=go
-version=1.16.5
+version=1.16.6
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc=go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="http://golang.org/"
 changelog="https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html"
 distfiles="https://golang.org/dl/go${version}.src.tar.gz"
-checksum=7bfa7e5908c7cc9e75da5ddf3066d7cbcf3fd9fa51945851325eebc17f50ba80
+checksum=a3a5d4bc401b51db065e4f93b523347a4d343ae0c0b08a65c3423b05a138037d
 nostrip=yes
 noverifyrdeps=yes