diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 04fdafee..170301da 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptrace"
@@ -400,7 +399,7 @@ func (d *Dialer) DialContext(ctx context.Context, urlStr string, requestHeader h
 		// debugging.
 		buf := make([]byte, 1024)
 		n, _ := io.ReadFull(resp.Body, buf)
-		resp.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(buf[:n]))
+		resp.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(buf[:n]))
 		return nil, resp, ErrBadHandshake
 	}
 
@@ -418,7 +417,7 @@ func (d *Dialer) DialContext(ctx context.Context, urlStr string, requestHeader h
 		break
 	}
 
-	resp.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte{}))
+	resp.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte{}))
 	conn.subprotocol = resp.Header.Get("Sec-Websocket-Protocol")
 
 	netConn.SetDeadline(time.Time{})
diff --git a/client_server_test.go b/client_server_test.go
index a47df488..67dd346c 100644
--- a/client_server_test.go
+++ b/client_server_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -549,7 +548,7 @@ func TestRespOnBadHandshake(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("resp.StatusCode=%d, want %d", resp.StatusCode, expectedStatus)
 	}
 
-	p, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	p, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ReadFull(resp.Body) returned error %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/compression_test.go b/compression_test.go
index 8a26b30f..23591c46 100644
--- a/compression_test.go
+++ b/compression_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ func textMessages(num int) [][]byte {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkWriteNoCompression(b *testing.B) {
-	w := ioutil.Discard
+	w := io.Discard
 	c := newTestConn(nil, w, false)
 	messages := textMessages(100)
 	b.ResetTimer()
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ func BenchmarkWriteNoCompression(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkWriteWithCompression(b *testing.B) {
-	w := ioutil.Discard
+	w := io.Discard
 	c := newTestConn(nil, w, false)
 	messages := textMessages(100)
 	c.enableWriteCompression = true
diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 5161ef81..9353252c 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"strconv"
@@ -795,7 +794,7 @@ func (c *Conn) advanceFrame() (int, error) {
 	// 1. Skip remainder of previous frame.
 
 	if c.readRemaining > 0 {
-		if _, err := io.CopyN(ioutil.Discard, c.br, c.readRemaining); err != nil {
+		if _, err := io.CopyN(io.Discard, c.br, c.readRemaining); err != nil {
 			return noFrame, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -1094,7 +1093,7 @@ func (c *Conn) ReadMessage() (messageType int, p []byte, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return messageType, nil, err
 	}
-	p, err = ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+	p, err = io.ReadAll(r)
 	return messageType, p, err
 }
 
diff --git a/conn_broadcast_test.go b/conn_broadcast_test.go
index 6e744fc1..d8a6492d 100644
--- a/conn_broadcast_test.go
+++ b/conn_broadcast_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package websocket
 
 import (
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ func newBroadcastConn(c *Conn) *broadcastConn {
 
 func newBroadcastBench(usePrepared, compression bool) *broadcastBench {
 	bench := &broadcastBench{
-		w:           ioutil.Discard,
+		w:           io.Discard,
 		doneCh:      make(chan struct{}),
 		closeCh:     make(chan struct{}),
 		usePrepared: usePrepared,
diff --git a/conn_test.go b/conn_test.go
index 06e51849..e9f54413 100644
--- a/conn_test.go
+++ b/conn_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ func TestFraming(t *testing.T) {
 						}
 
 						t.Logf("frame size: %d", n)
-						rbuf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+						rbuf, err := io.ReadAll(r)
 						if err != nil {
 							t.Errorf("%s: ReadFull() returned rbuf, %v", name, err)
 							continue
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ func TestCloseFrameBeforeFinalMessageFrame(t *testing.T) {
 	if op != BinaryMessage || err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("NextReader() returned %d, %v", op, err)
 	}
-	_, err = io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, r)
+	_, err = io.Copy(io.Discard, r)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, expectedErr) {
 		t.Fatalf("io.Copy() returned %v, want %v", err, expectedErr)
 	}
@@ -401,7 +400,7 @@ func TestEOFWithinFrame(t *testing.T) {
 		if op != BinaryMessage || err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("%d: NextReader() returned %d, %v", n, op, err)
 		}
-		_, err = io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, r)
+		_, err = io.Copy(io.Discard, r)
 		if err != errUnexpectedEOF {
 			t.Fatalf("%d: io.Copy() returned %v, want %v", n, err, errUnexpectedEOF)
 		}
@@ -426,7 +425,7 @@ func TestEOFBeforeFinalFrame(t *testing.T) {
 	if op != BinaryMessage || err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("NextReader() returned %d, %v", op, err)
 	}
-	_, err = io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, r)
+	_, err = io.Copy(io.Discard, r)
 	if err != errUnexpectedEOF {
 		t.Fatalf("io.Copy() returned %v, want %v", err, errUnexpectedEOF)
 	}
@@ -490,7 +489,7 @@ func TestReadLimit(t *testing.T) {
 		if op != BinaryMessage || err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("2: NextReader() returned %d, %v", op, err)
 		}
-		_, err = io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, r)
+		_, err = io.Copy(io.Discard, r)
 		if err != ErrReadLimit {
 			t.Fatalf("io.Copy() returned %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/examples/autobahn/server.go b/examples/autobahn/server.go
index 8b17fe33..2d6d36f8 100644
--- a/examples/autobahn/server.go
+++ b/examples/autobahn/server.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func echoCopyFull(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 // echoReadAll echoes messages from the client by reading the entire message
-// with ioutil.ReadAll.
+// with io.ReadAll.
 func echoReadAll(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, writeMessage, writePrepared bool) {
 	conn, err := upgrader.Upgrade(w, r, nil)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/examples/filewatch/main.go b/examples/filewatch/main.go
index d4bf80e3..57d5a0b2 100644
--- a/examples/filewatch/main.go
+++ b/examples/filewatch/main.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"html/template"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func readFileIfModified(lastMod time.Time) ([]byte, time.Time, error) {
 	if !fi.ModTime().After(lastMod) {
 		return nil, lastMod, nil
 	}
-	p, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
+	p, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fi.ModTime(), err
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1a7afd50..954fd124 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/gorilla/websocket
 
-go 1.12
+go 1.16