diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ca9d4e40..b2b6897e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ARG ALPINE_VERSION=3.14
 ARG GO_ALPINE_VERSION=3.14
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.16
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.17
 ARG XCPUTRANSLATE_VERSION=v0.6.0
 ARG GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=v1.41.1
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b28d0215..cc482225 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ using Go, OpenVPN, iptables, DNS over TLS, ShadowSocks and an HTTP proxy*
 
 ## Features
 
-- Based on Alpine 3.14 for a small Docker image of 31MB
+- Based on Alpine 3.14 for a small Docker image of 30MB
 - Supports: **Cyberghost**, **FastestVPN**, **HideMyAss**, **IPVanish**, **IVPN**, **Mullvad**, **NordVPN**, **Privado**, **Private Internet Access**, **PrivateVPN**, **ProtonVPN**, **PureVPN**,  **Surfshark**, **TorGuard**, **VPNUnlimited**, **Vyprvpn**, **Windscribe** servers
 - Supports OpenVPN and Wireguard (the latter in progress, see PR #565 and issue #134)
 - DNS over TLS baked in with service provider(s) of your choice
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c25be463..980af6ff 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/qdm12/gluetun
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.12.0
@@ -16,3 +16,19 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c
 	inet.af/netaddr v0.0.0-20210718074554-06ca8145d722
 )
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.8 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12 // indirect
+	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.40 // indirect
+	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/riobard/go-bloom v0.0.0-20200614022211-cdc8013cb5b3 // indirect
+	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.0-20191106174202-0a2b9b5464df // indirect
+	go4.org/intern v0.0.0-20210108033219-3eb7198706b2 // indirect
+	go4.org/unsafe/assume-no-moving-gc v0.0.0-20201222180813-1025295fd063 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210711020723-a769d52b0f97 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210405180319-a5a99cb37ef4 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c // indirect
+)