diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index fbe403e2cd2..d97232803b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.15]
+        go: [1.16]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     steps:
     - name: Setup Go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 47d15025ba4..f8672179092 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.15
+          go-version: 1.16
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3bdad28a3e6..b632593b8ed 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.15 AS build
+FROM golang:1.16 AS build
 
 WORKDIR /src
 # enable modules caching in separate layer
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8d692faa134..341863b57d2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ethersphere/bee
 
-go 1.15
+go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.22.0-beta
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.0
-	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210305035536-64b5b1c73954
+	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
 	github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go v2.24.0+incompatible
 	github.com/uber/jaeger-lib v2.2.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack/v5 v5.3.4
 	github.com/wealdtech/go-ens/v3 v3.5.1
 	gitlab.com/nolash/go-mockbytes v0.0.7
-	go.uber.org/atomic v1.8.0
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.8.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.7.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.18.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210616213533-5ff15b29337e
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7fe98d8dc1e..ac1a665a44b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.0-20180518054509-2e65f85255db/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8l
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.1/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.3 h1:fHPg5GQYlCeLIPB9BZqMVR5nR9A+IM5zcgeTdjMYmLA=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.3/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
+github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 h1:yAGX7huGHXlcLOEtBnF4w7FQwA26wojNCwOYAEhLjQM=
+github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
 github.com/golangci/lint-1 v0.0.0-20181222135242-d2cdd8c08219/go.mod h1:/X8TswGSh1pIozq4ZwCfxS0WA5JGXguxk94ar/4c87Y=
 github.com/google/btree v0.0.0-20180813153112-4030bb1f1f0c/go.mod h1:lNA+9X1NB3Zf8V7Ke586lFgjr2dZNuvo3lPJSGZ5JPQ=
 github.com/google/btree v1.0.0/go.mod h1:lNA+9X1NB3Zf8V7Ke586lFgjr2dZNuvo3lPJSGZ5JPQ=
@@ -1145,6 +1147,8 @@ github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0/go.mod h1:N0PQaV/YGNqwC0u51sEeR/aUtSLEXKX9iv69
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ZVVdQEZoIme9iO1Ch2Jdy24qqXrMMOU6lpPAyBWyWuQ=
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210305035536-64b5b1c73954 h1:xQdMZ1WLrgkkvOZ/LDQxjVxMLdby7osSh4ZEVa5sIjs=
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210305035536-64b5b1c73954/go.mod h1:u2MKkTVTVJWe5D1rCvame8WqhBd88EuIwODJZ1VHCPM=
+github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7 h1:epCh84lMvA70Z7CTTCmYQn2CKbY8j86K7/FAIr141uY=
+github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7/go.mod h1:q4W45IWZaF22tdD+VEXcAWRA037jwmWEB5VWYORlTpc=
 github.com/tarm/serial v0.0.0-20180830185346-98f6abe2eb07/go.mod h1:kDXzergiv9cbyO7IOYJZWg1U88JhDg3PB6klq9Hg2pA=
 github.com/tdewolff/minify/v2 v2.7.3/go.mod h1:BkDSm8aMMT0ALGmpt7j3Ra7nLUgZL0qhyrAHXwxcy5w=
 github.com/tdewolff/parse/v2 v2.4.2/go.mod h1:WzaJpRSbwq++EIQHYIRTpbYKNA3gn9it1Ik++q4zyho=