diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.md b/docs/INSTALL.md
index d8b5edb4..6c721ef7 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL.md
+++ b/docs/INSTALL.md
@@ -93,46 +93,46 @@ version if there are database migrations present.
   * **Go:** `lnd` is written in Go. To install, run one of the following commands:
 
 
-    **Note**: The minimum version of Go supported is Go 1.13. We recommend that
+    **Note**: The minimum version of Go supported is Go 1.15. We recommend that
     users use the latest version of Go, which at the time of writing is
-    [`1.15`](https://blog.golang.org/go1.15).
+    [`1.16`](https://blog.golang.org/go1.16).
 
 
     On Linux:
 
     (x86-64)
     ```
-    wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.13.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-    sha256sum go1.13.linux-amd64.tar.gz | awk -F " " '{ print $1 }'
+    wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.16.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    sha256sum go1.16.linux-amd64.tar.gz | awk -F " " '{ print $1 }'
     ```
 
     The final output of the command above should be
-    `68a2297eb099d1a76097905a2ce334e3155004ec08cdea85f24527be3c48e856`. If it
+    `013a489ebb3e24ef3d915abe5b94c3286c070dfe0818d5bca8108f1d6e8440d2`. If it
     isn't, then the target REPO HAS BEEN MODIFIED, and you shouldn't install
     this version of Go. If it matches, then proceed to install Go:
     ```
-    tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.13.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.16.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
     ```
 
     (ARMv6)
     ```
-    wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.13.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
-    sha256sum go1.13.linux-armv6l.tar.gz | awk -F " " '{ print $1 }'
+    wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.16.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
+    sha256sum go1.16.linux-armv6l.tar.gz | awk -F " " '{ print $1 }'
     ```
 
     The final output of the command above should be
-    `931906d67cae1222f501e7be26e0ee73ba89420be0c4591925901cb9a4e156f0`. If it
+    `d1d9404b1dbd77afa2bdc70934e10fbfcf7d785c372efc29462bb7d83d0a32fd`. If it
     isn't, then the target REPO HAS BEEN MODIFIED, and you shouldn't install
     this version of Go. If it matches, then proceed to install Go:
     ```
-    tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.13.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
+    tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.16.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
     export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
     ```
 
     On Mac OS X:
     ```
-    brew install go@1.13
+    brew install go@1.16
     ```
 
     On FreeBSD: