diff --git a/.github/workflows/gorelease.yml b/.github/workflows/gorelease.yml
index a2f130ae..bf708c22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gorelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gorelease.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          cache-dependency-path: go.sum
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Gorelease cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
index 365e2576..18ebda32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version: stable
+          cache-dependency-path: go.sum
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Build artifacts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7fd4cedb..7b1c80c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.16.x, 1.17.x, oldstable, stable ] # Lowest supported and current stable versions.
+        go-version: [ 1.17.x, oldstable, stable ] # Lowest supported and current stable versions.
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          cache-dependency-path: go.sum
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Go cache
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 21a323e0..03510d6f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 This document is formatted according to the principles of [Keep A CHANGELOG](http://keepachangelog.com).
 
 ## Unreleased
+### Removed
+- Dropped Go 1.16 support
 
 ## [v0.15.1]
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cf44e988..d023395a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/cucumber/godog
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/cucumber/gherkin/go/v26 v26.2.0
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 )
 
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.3.1+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.4 // indirect
+	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)
+
 require (
 	github.com/cucumber/messages/go/v21 v21.0.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix v1.3.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 75dda252..1067c7b8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQD
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0 h1:hyqWnYt1ZQShIddO5kBpj3vu05/++x6tJ6dg8EC572I=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0/go.mod h1:uLxZILRyS/50WlhOIKD7W6V5bgeIt+4sICxh6uRMrb0=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
-github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.7 h1:vN6T9TfwStFPFM5XzjsvmzZkLuaLX+HS+0SeFLRgU6M=
-github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.7/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
-github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9 h1:9exaQaMOCwffKiiiYk6/BndUBv+iRViNW+4lEMi0PvY=
-github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.9/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10 h1:4EBh2KAYBwaONj6b2Ye1GiHfwjqyROoF4RwYO+vPwFk=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
@@ -47,7 +43,6 @@ github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2/go.mod h1:FRsXN1f5AsAjCGJKqEizvkpNtU+EGNCLh3NxZ/
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2 h1:+h33VjcLVPDHtOdpUCuF+7gSuG3yGIftsP1YvFihtJ8=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu7U=