diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index a3d04db..99253f1 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ fabio_directories_config: /etc/fabio.d
 fabio_directories_install: /usr/local/src/fabio
 fabio_directories_log: /var/log/fabio
 fabio_download_dir: /root
-fabio_go_checksum: "2593132ca490b9ee17509d65ee2cd078441ff544899f6afb97a03d08c25524e7"
-fabio_go_version: 1.5.1
+fabio_go_checksum: "47fda42e46b4c3ec93fa5d4d4cc6a748aa3f9411a2a2b7e08e3a6d80d753ec8b"
+fabio_go_version: 1.7.4
 fabio_home_dir: /opt/fabio
 fabio_install_from_source: true
 fabio_pkg:     "fabio-{{ fabio_version }}-go{{ fabio_go_version }}-linux_amd64"