diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1b36d0d9..168d8999 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.8.0
+FROM golang:1.8
 
 # libseccomp in jessie is not _quite_ new enough -- need backports version
 RUN echo 'deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list