diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b95d4a027..a8eceefe0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ docker-remove:
 
 
 
-# GO_VERSION ?= 1.10.3
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.9.6
+GO_VERSION ?= 1.10.3
 ETCD_VERSION ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD || echo "GitNotFound")
 
 TEST_SUFFIX = $(shell date +%s | base64 | head -c 15)