diff --git a/srcpkgs/go/template b/srcpkgs/go/template
index 9fd5ac2f8cf..2334351b98f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/go/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/go/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'go'
 pkgname=go
-version=1.16.7
+version=1.17
 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=1a9f2894d3d878729f7045072f30becebe243524cf2fce4e0a7b248b1e0654ac
+checksum=3a70e5055509f347c0fb831ca07a2bf3b531068f349b14a3c652e9b5b67beb5d
 nostrip=yes
 noverifyrdeps=yes