diff --git a/telegraf.changes b/telegraf.changes
index c8b165e..d1ba645 100644
--- a/telegraf.changes
+++ b/telegraf.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 21 09:20:49 UTC 2022 - Felix Niederwanger <felix.niederwanger@suse.com>
+
+- Build-requirement increased to go > 1.17
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 12 19:52:25 UTC 2022 - reichwald@b1-systems.de
 
diff --git a/telegraf.spec b/telegraf.spec
index b6dfdfc..0a686c1 100644
--- a/telegraf.spec
+++ b/telegraf.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Patch0:         harden_telegraf.service.patch
 BuildRequires:  git-core
 BuildRequires:  golang-packaging
 BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
-BuildRequires:  golang(API) >= 1.16
+BuildRequires:  golang(API) >= 1.17
 %{?systemd_ordering}
 
 %description