diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 77f11362..3134f166 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ issues:
 # golangci.com configuration
 # https://github.com/golangci/golangci/wiki/Configuration
 service:
-  golangci-lint-version: 1.15.x # use the fixed version to not introduce new linters unexpectedly
+  golangci-lint-version: 1.16.x # use the fixed version to not introduce new linters unexpectedly
   prepare:
     - echo "here I can run custom commands, but no preparation needed for this repo"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc3dc1d3..09d4e015 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ issues:
 # golangci.com configuration
 # https://github.com/golangci/golangci/wiki/Configuration
 service:
-  golangci-lint-version: 1.15.x # use the fixed version to not introduce new linters unexpectedly
+  golangci-lint-version: 1.16.x # use the fixed version to not introduce new linters unexpectedly
   prepare:
     - echo "here I can run custom commands, but no preparation needed for this repo"
 ```
@@ -926,8 +926,8 @@ Short answer: go 1.11 and newer are oficially supported.
 Long answer:
 1. go < 1.9 isn't supported
 2. go 1.9 is supported by golangci-lint <= v1.10.2
-3. go 1.10 is oficially supported by golangci-lint <= 1.15.0.
-4. go1.11 and go1.12 are oficially supported by the latest version of golangci-lint.
+3. go 1.10 is officially supported by golangci-lint <= 1.15.0.
+4. go1.11 and go1.12 are officially supported by the latest version of golangci-lint.
 
 **`golangci-lint` doesn't work**
 
diff --git a/README.tmpl.md b/README.tmpl.md
index 26121406..c70640cb 100644
--- a/README.tmpl.md
+++ b/README.tmpl.md
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ Short answer: go 1.11 and newer are oficially supported.
 Long answer:
 1. go < 1.9 isn't supported
 2. go 1.9 is supported by golangci-lint <= v1.10.2
-3. go 1.10 is oficially supported by golangci-lint <= 1.15.0.
-4. go1.11 and go1.12 are oficially supported by the latest version of golangci-lint.
+3. go 1.10 is officially supported by golangci-lint <= 1.15.0.
+4. go1.11 and go1.12 are officially supported by the latest version of golangci-lint.
 
 **`golangci-lint` doesn't work**