diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index f45dbeb6f..de7f25870 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     <<: *defaults
 
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/golang:1.8.7
+      - image: circleci/golang:1.9.7
         environment:
           ARTIFACTS: /tmp/artifacts
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     <<: *defaults
 
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/golang:1.8.7
+      - image: circleci/golang:1.9.7
         environment:
           SHELL: /bin/bash
       - image: circleci/postgres:9.3
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     <<: *defaults
 
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/golang:1.8.7
+      - image: circleci/golang:1.9.7
 
     steps:
       - checkout
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 61f1e26c3..20aace302 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.8.7
+FROM golang:1.9.7
 MAINTAINER Eric Holmes <eric@remind101.com>
 
 LABEL version 0.13.0
diff --git a/Dockerfile.test b/Dockerfile.test
index d43cb3cef..f18bb8658 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/Dockerfile.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.8.7
+FROM golang:1.9.7
 MAINTAINER Eric Holmes <eric@remind101.com>
 
 RUN apt-get update -yy && \