diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-master.yaml
index 737ba05fddd58..805f6d937e559 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-master.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.15
+    tag: golang-1.16
 canonical_go_repository: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-release-4.8.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-release-4.8.yaml
index 0798a7fd1c07d..9fd56d9d27f9b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-release-4.8.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-release-4.8.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.15
+    tag: golang-1.16
 canonical_go_repository: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-release-4.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-release-4.9.yaml
index 8f5a6c612a855..4b0561aa3bd76 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-release-4.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-aws/openshift-cluster-api-provider-aws-release-4.9.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.15
+    tag: golang-1.16
 canonical_go_repository: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-master.yaml
index 6e2f237fd29cb..1a41673481138 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-master.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.15
+    tag: golang-1.16
 canonical_go_repository: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-azure
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-release-4.8.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-release-4.8.yaml
index d99c4f3c9bdff..7556f88188e40 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-release-4.8.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-release-4.8.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.15
+    tag: golang-1.16
 canonical_go_repository: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-azure
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-release-4.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-release-4.9.yaml
index d6ec19628dbb0..8a460ef599fd0 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-release-4.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/openshift-cluster-api-provider-azure-release-4.9.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.15
+    tag: golang-1.16
 canonical_go_repository: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-azure
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-master.yaml
index 7d62fac08119d..18be8bde26de9 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-master.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.7.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.7.yaml
index c50befec50b0d..d1056e8243c56 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.7.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.7.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.15
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.8.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.8.yaml
index 4376ae4ddb0bd..57733fe9eb194 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.8.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.8.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.9.yaml
index caf9954072f1f..4ce1d5c17ceb8 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-baremetal/openshift-cluster-api-provider-baremetal-release-4.9.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-master.yaml
index c41ed6ae9eac4..c003ae7eec55e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-master.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.15
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-release-4.8.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-release-4.8.yaml
index 33501b38e0698..5ac09d26546f9 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-release-4.8.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-release-4.8.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.15
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-release-4.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-release-4.9.yaml
index 3e9d6f04a27c0..9e23bc30d62eb 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-release-4.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-gcp/openshift-cluster-api-provider-gcp-release-4.9.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.15
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-master.yaml
index 920f52142dd6e..f7213c8fdb118 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-master.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-release-4.8.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-release-4.8.yaml
index 522dcceaae7c2..b76d4cea9d8bc 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-release-4.8.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-release-4.8.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-release-4.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-release-4.9.yaml
index fe09822020cff..3c567570f979e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-release-4.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-kubevirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-kubevirt-release-4.9.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-master.yaml
index 576be91e0c1dd..4103cdf448ac0 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-master.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel7
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.7.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.7.yaml
index e25901f14d5f2..c24966eea1760 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.7.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.7.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.15
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel7
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.8.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.8.yaml
index 1cc6c3deada40..cb77fbd3c33f5 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.8.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.8.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel7
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.9.yaml
index 5d2fc17f93af4..2d9a79b6c837c 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-libvirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-libvirt-release-4.9.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel7
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-master.yaml
index 989a4511da755..27115932735d0 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-master.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 canonical_go_repository: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-openstack
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.7.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.7.yaml
index c67e58e0f2717..a8abc9b82f318 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.7.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.7.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.15
 canonical_go_repository: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-openstack
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.8.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.8.yaml
index 3508acbd4e1fa..f7869db3691b1 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.8.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.8.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 canonical_go_repository: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-openstack
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.9.yaml
index 00da9748e3563..b5ff06b07f0aa 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack/openshift-cluster-api-provider-openstack-release-4.9.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 canonical_go_repository: sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-openstack
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-master.yaml
index 7e7feda192c25..fe615a7452bd7 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-master.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.7.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.7.yaml
index ceb6f8f3ff391..eb650d697c10f 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.7.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.7.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.15
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.8.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.8.yaml
index a97946d1bd0d6..42cd849325c72 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.8.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.8.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.9.yaml
index ef82363aa7a73..ba92ba725a8a2 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-ovirt/openshift-cluster-api-provider-ovirt-release-4.9.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.13
+    tag: golang-1.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile.rhel
   from: base