diff --git a/docs/operator/contributing.md b/docs/operator/contributing.md
index 388cd1c0..131e81e8 100644
--- a/docs/operator/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/operator/contributing.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The first step is to set up your local development environment as stated below:
 ## Setting up the development environment
 The following dependencies are mandatory:
 
-- [Go 1.13.8](https://golang.org/dl/)
+- [Go 1.16](https://golang.org/dl/)
 - [OperatorSDK 1.7.2](https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk)
 - [Kubebuilder](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder)
 - [KinD](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind)