diff --git a/.promu.yml b/.promu.yml
index af3cffcaf..72d7943b8 100644
--- a/.promu.yml
+++ b/.promu.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-go: 1.5.4
+go: 1.6.2
 repository:
     path: github.com/prometheus/prometheus
 build:
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 316c6a08f..1363af445 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ sudo: false
 language: go
 
 go:
-- 1.5
+- 1.5.4
+- 1.6.2
 
 script:
 - make check_license style test