diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 0c290da6..cb1f8f4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check out code
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.16
+    - name: Set up Go 1.17
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: 1.16.x
+        go-version: 1.17.x
       id: go
 
     - name: Get dependencies
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b5d79aa..ce59fe5f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 - [#1445](https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pull/1445) Fix docker container multi arch build issue by passing GOARCH details to make build (@jkandasa)
 - [#1444](https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pull/1444) Update LinkedIn provider validate URL (@jkandasa)
 - [#1471](https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pull/1471) Update alpine to 3.15 (@AlexanderBabel)
+- [#1479](https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pull/1479) Update to Go 1.17 (@polarctos)
 
 # V7.2.0
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 644231d4..e1171f93 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #  cache sharing of the go mod download step.
 # Go cross compilation is also faster than emulation the go compilation across
 #  multiple platforms.
-FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} golang:1.16-buster AS builder
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} golang:1.17-buster AS builder
 
 # Copy sources
 WORKDIR $GOPATH/src/github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8a654f8c..ed1229d5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 module github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/v7
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/Bose/minisentinel v0.0.0-20200130220412-917c5a9223bb
 	github.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2 v2.13.0
 	github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.1-0.20210213131748-c97fc7b6bee0
 	github.com/bitly/go-simplejson v0.5.0
-	github.com/bmizerany/assert v0.0.0-20160611221934-b7ed37b82869 // indirect
 	github.com/bsm/redislock v0.7.0
 	github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3 v3.0.0
-	github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9
 	github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.1-0.20190212211648-25d852aebe32
 	github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.2.3
@@ -38,3 +36,48 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.5.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.19.3
 )
+
+require (
+	cloud.google.com/go v0.38.0 // indirect
+	github.com/alicebob/gopher-json v0.0.0-20200520072559-a9ecdc9d1d3a // indirect
+	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/bmizerany/assert v0.0.0-20160611221934-b7ed37b82869 // indirect
+	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f // indirect
+	github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.10.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/logr v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20191227052852-215e87163ea7 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3 // indirect
+	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.5 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.1 // indirect
+	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.4 // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/common v0.15.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/afero v1.1.2 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/vmihailenco/tagparser v0.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v0.0.0-20191220021717-ab39c6098bdb // indirect
+	go.opencensus.io v0.22.2 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v0.11.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.5 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20200526211855-cb27e3aa2013 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.24.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.51.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c // indirect
+	k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20201113003025-83324d819ded // indirect
+	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+)