diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd826e273..22e0a979e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 - #1912 - @faillefer Support for --delete-offsets for consumer group topic
 
+# Fixes
+
+- #2048 - @troyanov - Set minimum supported go version to 1.16
+
 #### Version 1.28.0 (2021-02-15)
 
 **Note that with this release we change `RoundRobinBalancer` strategy to match Java client behavior. See #1788 for details.**
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f66550a8b..d57be3a38 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ You might also want to look at the [Frequently Asked Questions](https://github.c
 Sarama provides a "2 releases + 2 months" compatibility guarantee: we support
 the two latest stable releases of Kafka and Go, and we provide a two month
 grace period for older releases. This means we currently officially support
-Go 1.15 through 1.16, and Kafka 2.7 through 2.8, although older releases are
+Go 1.16, and Kafka 2.7 through 2.8, although older releases are
 still likely to work.
 
 Sarama follows semantic versioning and provides API stability via the gopkg.in service.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d1fdd2e4c..b6cea6b36 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/Shopify/sarama
 
-go 1.13
+go 1.16
 
 require (
 	github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/v2 v2.1.6-0.20210914104332-15ea381dcdae