diff --git a/build.Dockerfile b/build.Dockerfile
index 02440b249..28187b90a 100644
--- a/build.Dockerfile
+++ b/build.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.7
+FROM golang:1.8
 
 # Install a more recent version of mercurial to avoid mismatching results
 # between glide run on a decently updated host system and the build container.