diff --git a/Formula/modd.rb b/Formula/modd.rb
index 03f0c595ff18..e35eadadea63 100644
--- a/Formula/modd.rb
+++ b/Formula/modd.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ class Modd < Formula
     sha256 cellar: :any_skip_relocation, x86_64_linux:  "4ecbbb67e695368d3830b5c273f6abf7f659b73bcfe47c3f18332cf76fedf997"
   end
 
-  depends_on "go" => :build
+  # https://github.com/cortesi/modd/issues/96
+  deprecate! date: "2021-08-27", because: :unmaintained
+
+  depends_on "go@1.16" => :build
 
   def install
     ENV["GOPATH"] = buildpath