diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 46c45a62..234463a1 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+machine:
+    environment:
+      GODIST: "go1.7.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
+
 test:
     override:
+        - go --version
         - bash gofmt.sh
         - go tool vet .
         - case $CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX in 0) go test -timeout 60s -v ./... ;; 1) GORACE="halt_on_error=1" go test -race -timeout 120s -v ./...;; esac: