diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec07c1a..e0c0a0d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: cli/gh-extension-precompile@v1
         with:
           go_version: "1.16"
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b39dea3..ee30394 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ inputs:
     description: "Path to custom build script for producing binaries to upload"
   go_version:
     description: "The Go version to use for compiling (supports semver spec and ranges)"
-    default: "1.16"
+    default: "1.17"
 branding:
   color: purple
   icon: box