diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ff19a98a..b6aeaeed 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
+
+retract (
+	v1.16.0 // bad release
+)