diff --git a/cmd/fluent-bit/README.md b/cmd/fluent-bit/README.md
index c60f72723dd8..372cf9e8e466 100644
--- a/cmd/fluent-bit/README.md
+++ b/cmd/fluent-bit/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This plugin is implemented with [Fluent Bit's Go plugin](https://github.com/flue
 
 Prerequisites:
 
-* Go 1.11+
+* Go 1.16+
 * gcc (for cgo)
 
 To build the output plugin library file (`out_grafana_loki.so`), you can use: