diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile.template
index 38a5ca725da..bf025d80371 100644
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile.template
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
   # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
   
-  FROM golang:1.5
+  FROM golang:latest
   
   <%include file="../../go_path.include"/>
   <%include file="../../python_deps.include"/>
diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_http2/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_http2/Dockerfile.template
index 6204c3e2cb2..0899e007d9e 100644
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_http2/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_http2/Dockerfile.template
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
   # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
   
-  FROM golang:1.5
+  FROM golang:latest
   
   <%include file="../../go_path.include"/>
   <%include file="../../python_deps.include"/>
diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_go/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_go/Dockerfile.template
index e02254cd535..ad8ad71b5fa 100644
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_go/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_go/Dockerfile.template
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
   # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
   
-  FROM golang:1.5
+  FROM golang:latest
   
   <%include file="../../gcp_api_libraries.include"/>
   <%include file="../../python_deps.include"/>
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile
index d3bf071c72e..d7a0b1786b9 100644
--- a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-FROM golang:1.5
+FROM golang:latest
 
 # Using login shell removes Go from path, so we add it.
 RUN ln -s /usr/local/go/bin/go /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_http2/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_http2/Dockerfile
index 66d9b4f6403..42e9edf98ad 100644
--- a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_http2/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_http2/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-FROM golang:1.5
+FROM golang:latest
 
 # Using login shell removes Go from path, so we add it.
 RUN ln -s /usr/local/go/bin/go /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_go/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_go/Dockerfile
index bbf7de7f91d..c099f339aee 100644
--- a/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_go/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/stress_test/grpc_interop_stress_go/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-FROM golang:1.5
+FROM golang:latest
 
 # Google Cloud platform API libraries
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python-pip && apt-get clean