diff --git a/cf-cli.changes b/cf-cli.changes
index 6375167..136ebd5 100644
--- a/cf-cli.changes
+++ b/cf-cli.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun  9 08:22:54 UTC 2017 - thardeck@suse.com
+
+- require go >= 1.8.3 which is necessary from version 6.27.0 on
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr  7 00:44:05 UTC 2017 - thardeck@suse.com
 
diff --git a/cf-cli.spec b/cf-cli.spec
index 85a4469..b0c5cdb 100644
--- a/cf-cli.spec
+++ b/cf-cli.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Url:            https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cli
 Group:          System/Management
 Source:         https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cli/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        README
-BuildRequires:  go >= 1.7.0
+BuildRequires:  go >= 1.8.3
 BuildRequires:  golang-packaging
 BuildRequires:  xz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build