diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 34642c2..de26847 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/syntaqx/go-metrics-datadog
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v4.8.3+incompatible