diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-jessie/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-jessie/Dockerfile
index 5c9b465343..758f45a7c2 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-jessie/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-jessie/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN sed -i s/httpredir.debian.org/$APT_MIRROR/g /etc/apt/sources.list
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apparmor bash-completion btrfs-tools build-essential curl ca-certificates debhelper dh-apparmor dh-systemd git libapparmor-dev libdevmapper-dev libltdl-dev  libsqlite3-dev pkg-config libsystemd-journal-dev --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-stretch/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-stretch/Dockerfile
index 4566f13dc7..08bfcbd60b 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-stretch/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-stretch/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN sed -i s/httpredir.debian.org/$APT_MIRROR/g /etc/apt/sources.list
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apparmor bash-completion btrfs-tools build-essential curl ca-certificates debhelper dh-apparmor dh-systemd git libapparmor-dev libdevmapper-dev libltdl-dev libseccomp-dev libsqlite3-dev pkg-config libsystemd-dev --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-wheezy/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-wheezy/Dockerfile
index 5146aa7541..7fb4f00f52 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-wheezy/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/debian-wheezy/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RUN sed -i s/httpredir.debian.org/$APT_MIRROR/g /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backport
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y -t wheezy-backports btrfs-tools --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apparmor bash-completion  build-essential curl ca-certificates debhelper dh-apparmor dh-systemd git libapparmor-dev libdevmapper-dev libltdl-dev  libsqlite3-dev pkg-config --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-precise/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-precise/Dockerfile
index ae059ce9ab..ce32c23f91 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-precise/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-precise/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:precise
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apparmor bash-completion  build-essential curl ca-certificates debhelper dh-apparmor  git libapparmor-dev  libltdl-dev  libsqlite3-dev pkg-config --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile
index fa0195c19f..8c473d16a6 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:trusty
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apparmor bash-completion btrfs-tools build-essential curl ca-certificates debhelper dh-apparmor dh-systemd git libapparmor-dev libdevmapper-dev libltdl-dev  libsqlite3-dev pkg-config libsystemd-journal-dev --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-wily/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-wily/Dockerfile
index 9a42dc97ee..aea571419c 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-wily/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-wily/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:wily
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apparmor bash-completion btrfs-tools build-essential curl ca-certificates debhelper dh-apparmor dh-systemd git libapparmor-dev libdevmapper-dev libltdl-dev libseccomp-dev libsqlite3-dev pkg-config libsystemd-dev --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile
index e543cc88cd..25f86389d0 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/amd64/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:xenial
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apparmor bash-completion btrfs-tools build-essential curl ca-certificates debhelper dh-apparmor dh-systemd git libapparmor-dev libdevmapper-dev libltdl-dev libseccomp-dev libsqlite3-dev pkg-config libsystemd-dev --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/debian-jessie/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/debian-jessie/Dockerfile
index d50b815b34..38ae6ccfd8 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/debian-jessie/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/debian-jessie/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ RUN sed -i s/httpredir.debian.org/$APT_MIRROR/g /etc/apt/sources.list
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apparmor bash-completion btrfs-tools build-essential curl ca-certificates debhelper dh-apparmor dh-systemd git libapparmor-dev libdevmapper-dev libltdl-dev libsqlite3-dev libsystemd-journal-dev --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-armv6l.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/raspbian-jessie/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/raspbian-jessie/Dockerfile
index 89e8a5b4b7..a47930af4d 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/raspbian-jessie/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/raspbian-jessie/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ RUN sed -i s/httpredir.debian.org/$APT_MIRROR/g /etc/apt/sources.list
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apparmor bash-completion btrfs-tools build-essential curl ca-certificates debhelper dh-apparmor dh-systemd git libapparmor-dev libdevmapper-dev libltdl-dev libsqlite3-dev libsystemd-journal-dev --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 # GOARM is the ARM architecture version which is unrelated to the above Golang version
 ENV GOARM 6
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-armv6l.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile
index 979757d732..15d6bec07e 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/armhf/ubuntu-trusty/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM armhf/ubuntu:trusty
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apparmor bash-completion btrfs-tools build-essential curl ca-certificates debhelper dh-apparmor dh-systemd git libapparmor-dev libdevmapper-dev libltdl-dev libsqlite3-dev libsystemd-journal-dev --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-armv6l.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/ppc64le/generate.sh b/contrib/builder/deb/ppc64le/generate.sh
index 3acf7e7d22..6da60dbfda 100755
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/ppc64le/generate.sh
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/ppc64le/generate.sh
@@ -75,8 +75,13 @@ for version in "${versions[@]}"; do
 
 	# ppc64le doesn't have an official downloadable binary as of go 1.6.2. so use the
 	# older packaged go(v1.6.1) to bootstrap latest go, then remove the packaged go
+	echo "# Install Go" >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+	echo "# ppc64le doesn't have official go binaries, so use the version of go installed from the image" >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+	echo "# to build go from source." >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+	echo "# NOTE: ppc64le has compatibility issues with older versions of go, so make sure the version >= 1.6" >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+	
 	awk '$1 == "ENV" && $2 == "GO_VERSION" { print; exit }' ../../../../Dockerfile.ppc64le >> "$version/Dockerfile"
-	echo 'ENV GO_DOWNLOAD_URL https://golang.org/dl/go${GO_VERSION}.src.tar.gz' >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+	echo 'ENV GO_DOWNLOAD_URL https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.src.tar.gz' >> "$version/Dockerfile"
 	echo 'ENV GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP /usr/lib/go-1.6' >> "$version/Dockerfile"
 	echo >> "$version/Dockerfile"
 	
diff --git a/contrib/builder/deb/ppc64le/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/deb/ppc64le/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile
index a7da27a38a..bd2033dfbd 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/deb/ppc64le/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/deb/ppc64le/ubuntu-xenial/Dockerfile
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ FROM ppc64le/ubuntu:xenial
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apparmor bash-completion btrfs-tools build-essential curl ca-certificates debhelper dh-apparmor dh-systemd git golang-go libapparmor-dev libdevmapper-dev libltdl-dev libseccomp-dev libsqlite3-dev libsystemd-dev pkg-config --no-install-recommends && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.6.3
-ENV GO_DOWNLOAD_URL https://golang.org/dl/go${GO_VERSION}.src.tar.gz
+# Install Go
+# ppc64le doesn't have official go binaries, so use the version of go installed from the image
+# to build go from source.
+# NOTE: ppc64le has compatibility issues with older versions of go, so make sure the version >= 1.6
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
+ENV GO_DOWNLOAD_URL https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.src.tar.gz
 ENV GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP /usr/lib/go-1.6
 
 RUN curl -fsSL "$GO_DOWNLOAD_URL" -o golang.tar.gz \
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/centos-7/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/centos-7/Dockerfile
index a0ead1b640..92596b5edb 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/centos-7/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/centos-7/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ RUN yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
 RUN yum -y swap -- remove systemd-container systemd-container-libs -- install systemd systemd-libs
 RUN yum install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static libseccomp-devel libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar git
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-22/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-22/Dockerfile
index 5ae769b758..0bf619d56c 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-22/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-22/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ FROM fedora:22
 RUN dnf install -y @development-tools fedora-packager
 RUN dnf install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static libseccomp-devel libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar git
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-23/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-23/Dockerfile
index 5401eb7efa..c27a69e300 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-23/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-23/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ FROM fedora:23
 RUN dnf install -y @development-tools fedora-packager
 RUN dnf install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static libseccomp-devel libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar git
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-24/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-24/Dockerfile
index 833c286cd5..f56b6bd285 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-24/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/fedora-24/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ FROM fedora:24
 RUN dnf install -y @development-tools fedora-packager
 RUN dnf install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static libseccomp-devel libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar git
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/opensuse-13.2/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/opensuse-13.2/Dockerfile
index c9717a5600..97d89d709c 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/opensuse-13.2/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/opensuse-13.2/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ FROM opensuse:13.2
 RUN zypper --non-interactive install ca-certificates* curl gzip rpm-build
 RUN zypper --non-interactive install libbtrfs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static  libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkg-config selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar git systemd-rpm-macros
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/oraclelinux-6/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/oraclelinux-6/Dockerfile
index 9db2aac74a..d07aa68525 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/oraclelinux-6/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/oraclelinux-6/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN yum install -y kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-32.el6uek
 RUN yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
 RUN yum install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static  libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel  tar git
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/oraclelinux-7/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/oraclelinux-7/Dockerfile
index 22ad83955f..6a4922e4d7 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/oraclelinux-7/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/oraclelinux-7/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ FROM oraclelinux:7
 RUN yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
 RUN yum install -y --enablerepo=ol7_optional_latest btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static libseccomp-devel libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar git
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/photon-1.0/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/photon-1.0/Dockerfile
index c1c2e9cc26..b9da4f9b70 100644
--- a/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/photon-1.0/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/amd64/photon-1.0/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ FROM photon:1.0
 RUN tdnf install -y wget curl ca-certificates gzip make rpm-build sed gcc linux-api-headers glibc-devel binutils libseccomp libltdl-devel elfutils
 RUN tdnf install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static libseccomp-devel libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkg-config selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar git
 
-ENV GO_VERSION 1.7
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.1
 RUN curl -fSL "https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
 
diff --git a/hack/make.sh b/hack/make.sh
index 8cdbd1a4f2..c9b3683c1f 100755
--- a/hack/make.sh
+++ b/hack/make.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ if [ "$AUTO_GOPATH" ]; then
 	if [ "$(go env GOOS)" = 'solaris' ]; then
 		# sys/unix is installed outside the standard library on solaris
 		# TODO need to allow for version change, need to get version from go
-		export GO_VERSION=${GO_VERSION:-"1.7"}
+		export GO_VERSION=${GO_VERSION:-"1.7.1"}
 		export GOPATH="${GOPATH}:/usr/lib/gocode/${GO_VERSION}"
 	fi
 fi