diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0b5bec7e3..fcef4312a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - job_name: go1.16
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            go: '1.16.0-beta1'
+            go: '1.16.0-rc1'
             quicktest: true
             racequicktest: true