diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 577891d..86b94ae 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 	"build": {
 		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
 		"args": {
-			// Update the VARIANT arg to pick a version of Go: 1, 1.15, 1.14
-			"VARIANT": "1",
+			// Update the VARIANT arg to pick a version of Go: 1, 1.16, 1.15
+			"VARIANT": "1.16",
 			// Options
 			"INSTALL_NODE": "false",
 			"NODE_VERSION": "lts/*"