diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index d3ac85b..537c801 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.13.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.17.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1fcb39e..e7264c5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/openfaas/connector-sdk
 
-go 1.13
+go 1.16
 
-require (
-	github.com/openfaas/faas-provider v0.18.6
-	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-)
+require github.com/openfaas/faas-provider v0.18.6
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8d875fd..5dd4e39 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/openfaas/faas-provider v0.18.6 h1:wypzvPKZqta8t4rx3W6Dm14ommBCc+rQ4DKDiBdGB7M=
 github.com/openfaas/faas-provider v0.18.6/go.mod h1:fq1JL0mX4rNvVVvRLaLRJ3H6o667sHuyP5p/7SZEe98=
-github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
-github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81PSLYec5m4=