diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 52db14f3a..440110548 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ jobs:
             test_fuse: true
             install_verb: get
 
-          - job_name: Linux
-            go: 1.14.x
-            os: ubuntu-latest
-            test_fuse: true
-            install_verb: get
-
     name: ${{ matrix.job_name }} Go ${{ matrix.go }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9c8fedf1b..02b6fa5a5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ Development Environment
 The repository contains the code written for restic in the directories
 `cmd/` and `internal/`.
 
-Restic requires Go version 1.14 or later for compiling. Clone the repo (without
-having `$GOPATH` set) and `cd` into the directory:
+Make sure you have the minimum required Go version installed. Clone the repo
+(without having `$GOPATH` set) and `cd` into the directory:
 
     $ unset GOPATH
     $ git clone https://github.com/restic/restic
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/pr-3680 b/changelog/unreleased/pr-3680
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2a363767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/pr-3680
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Change: Update dependencies and require Go 1.15 or newer
+
+We've updated most dependencies. Since some libraries require newer language
+features we're dropping support for Go 1.14 and restic now requires at least Go
+1.15 to build.
+
+https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/3680
diff --git a/doc/020_installation.rst b/doc/020_installation.rst
index d02feb3d8..3b30d2643 100644
--- a/doc/020_installation.rst
+++ b/doc/020_installation.rst
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ From Source
 ***********
 
 restic is written in the Go programming language and you need at least
-Go version 1.14. Building restic may also work with older versions of Go,
+Go version 1.15. Building restic may also work with older versions of Go,
 but that's not supported. See the `Getting
 started <https://golang.org/doc/install>`__ guide of the Go project for
 instructions how to install Go.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e7f879bc9..b5d72874f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b // indirect
 )
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.15