diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6011a2af..4012c360 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/prometheus-community/postgres_exporter
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.14
 
 require (
 	github.com/blang/semver v3.5.1+incompatible