diff --git a/packages/go/packaging b/packages/go/packaging
index d77f65ca..c587e69b 100644
--- a/packages/go/packaging
+++ b/packages/go/packaging
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 set -e -x
 
 pushd go/
-    tar xzvf go1.6.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    tar xzvf go1.7.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     mv go/* $BOSH_INSTALL_TARGET
 popd