diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 8b8f02501..d8e5475eb 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 GO_REPO_ROOT := /go/src/github.com/dokku/dokku
-BUILD_IMAGE := golang:1.7.5
+BUILD_IMAGE := golang:1.9.1
 
 .PHONY: build-in-docker build clean src-clean
diff --git a/tests/apps/go-fail-postdeploy/Dockerfile b/tests/apps/go-fail-postdeploy/Dockerfile
index 9e748affb..b59544951 100644
--- a/tests/apps/go-fail-postdeploy/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/apps/go-fail-postdeploy/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.7.5
+FROM golang:1.9.1
 
 EXPOSE 3000/tcp
 
diff --git a/tests/apps/go-fail-predeploy/Dockerfile b/tests/apps/go-fail-predeploy/Dockerfile
index 9e748affb..b59544951 100644
--- a/tests/apps/go-fail-predeploy/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/apps/go-fail-predeploy/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.7.5
+FROM golang:1.9.1
 
 EXPOSE 3000/tcp