diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c1a8ea7ff..0dc146486 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
       - *save_cache
   linux.gcc:
     docker:
-      - image: lmmsci/linux.gcc:xenial
+      - image: lmmsci/linux.gcc:16.04
     environment:
       <<: *common_environment
     steps: