diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9b7f770ce54..484c5b24e9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.14.x, 1.15.x]
+        go-version: [1.14.x, 1.15.x, 1.16.0-rc1]
         rootless: ["rootless", ""]
 
     steps:
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: install go ${{ matrix.go-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
+        stable: '!contains(${{ matrix.go-version }}, "beta") && !contains(${{ matrix.go-version }}, "rc")'
         go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
 
     - name: build