diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2dde7508dde94..dc2006153e566 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.14
-          stable: true
+          go-version: 1.15.0-rc1
+          stable: false
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: 1.14
-        stable: true
+        go-version: 1.15.0-rc1
+        stable: false
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.14
-          stable: true
+          go-version: 1.15.0-rc1
+          stable: false
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0085126026b6a..dc31fa71d85b6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ os:
   - linux
   - osx
 dist: focal
-go: 1.14.x
+go: 1.15rc1
 
 go_import_path: k8s.io/kops
 
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       arch: amd64
       os: linux
       dist: focal
-      go: 1.14.x
+      go: 1.15rc1
       script:
         - GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org make travis-ci
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 661c5931abd8c..0cc1ca2e62b25 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ GCS_URL=$(GCS_LOCATION:gs://%=https://storage.googleapis.com/%)
 LATEST_FILE?=latest-ci.txt
 GOPATH_1ST:=$(shell go env | grep GOPATH | cut -f 2 -d \")
 UNIQUE:=$(shell date +%s)
-GOVERSION=1.14.5
 BUILD=$(KOPS_ROOT)/.build
 LOCAL=$(BUILD)/local
 BINDATA_TARGETS=upup/models/bindata.go
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index abd0ce4d296e3..75088478429fc 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -22,14 +22,20 @@ http_archive(
     ],
 )
 
-load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_register_toolchains", "go_rules_dependencies")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_register_toolchains", "go_rules_dependencies", "go_download_sdk")
 
 go_rules_dependencies()
 
-go_register_toolchains(
-    go_version = "1.14.5",
+go_download_sdk(
+    name = "go_sdk",
+    sdks = {
+        "darwin_amd64": ("go1.15rc1.darwin-amd64.tar.gz", "0572e053ed5fd6e8d6ed24f62832b747d46787288e146e8ba99b574b6e0d67b0"),
+        "linux_amd64": ("go1.15rc1.linux-amd64.tar.gz", "ac092ebb92f88366786063e68a9531d5eccac51371f9becb128f064721731b2e"),
+    },
 )
 
+go_register_toolchains()
+
 load("@bazel_gazelle//:deps.bzl", "gazelle_dependencies", "go_repository")
 
 gazelle_dependencies()