diff --git a/util/goversion/constraint.go b/util/goversion/constraint.go
index a6b7a7c2d..7aee559a9 100644
--- a/util/goversion/constraint.go
+++ b/util/goversion/constraint.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Approach from https://github.com/theckman/goconstraint/
 
 // Package goversion should only be used as a blank import. If imported, it
-// will only compile if the Go runtime version is >= 1.16.
+// will only compile if the Go runtime version is >= 1.17.
 package goversion
 
-// This will fail to compile if the Go runtime version isn't >= 1.16.
-var _ = __EVCC_REQUIRES_GO_VERSION_1_16__
+// This will fail to compile if the Go runtime version isn't >= 1.17.
+var _ = __EVCC_REQUIRES_GO_VERSION_1_17__
diff --git a/util/goversion/version.go b/util/goversion/version.go
index 441eced48..637a80298 100644
--- a/util/goversion/version.go
+++ b/util/goversion/version.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-//go:build go1.16
-// +build go1.16
+//go:build go1.17
+// +build go1.17
 
 package goversion
 
-const __EVCC_REQUIRES_GO_VERSION_1_16__ = uint8(0)
+const __EVCC_REQUIRES_GO_VERSION_1_17__ = uint8(0)