diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 570423172..80a5c7a38 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ sudo: false
 
 go:
   - 1.7.5
-  - 1.8
+  - 1.8.1
   - tip
 
 os:
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ matrix:
     - os: osx
       go: tip
     - os: linux
-      go: 1.8
+      go: 1.8.1
   include:
     - os: linux
-      go: 1.8
+      go: 1.8.1
       sudo: true
       env:
         RESTIC_TEST_FUSE=1
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 435f4ef4c..34776b06c 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ init:
 
 install:
   - rmdir c:\go /s /q
-  - appveyor DownloadFile https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.8.windows-amd64.msi
-  - msiexec /i go1.8.windows-amd64.msi /q
+  - appveyor DownloadFile https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.8.1.windows-amd64.msi
+  - msiexec /i go1.8.1.windows-amd64.msi /q
   - go version
   - go env
   - appveyor DownloadFile http://sourceforge.netcologne.de/project/gnuwin32/tar/1.13-1/tar-1.13-1-bin.zip -FileName tar.zip