diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 37d0a7a..450d24f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ mod-update:
 	go get -u ./...
 	go mod tidy
 
-# gopath-update is for GOPATH to get most things updated.
-# need to call it in a target executable directory
-gopath-update: export GO111MODULE = off
-gopath-update:
-	@echo "GO111MODULE = $(value GO111MODULE)"
-	go get -u ./...
-
 prereq:
 	@echo "Installing python prerequisites -- ignore err if already installed:"
 	- $(PIP) install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 512c22f..673ca25 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gonuts/commander v0.1.0
 	github.com/gonuts/flag v0.1.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.7.0
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.16.0
 )
 
-require (
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.9.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0 // indirect
-)
+require golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7202b7e..fe0b52c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ github.com/gonuts/flag v0.1.0/go.mod h1:ZTmTGtrSPejTo/SRNhCqwLTmiAgyBdCkLYhHrAoB
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.9.0 h1:KENHtAZL2y3NLMYZeHY9DW8HW8V+kQyJsY/V9JlKvCs=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.9.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
-golang.org/x/net v0.8.0/go.mod h1:QVkue5JL9kW//ek3r6jTKnTFis1tRmNAW2P1shuFdJc=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0 h1:wsuoTGHzEhffawBOhz5CYhcrV4IdKZbEyZjBMuTp12o=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0 h1:MVltZSvRTcU2ljQOhs94SXPftV6DCNnZViHeQps87pQ=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.7.0 h1:W4OVu8VVOaIO0yzWMNdepAulS7YfoS3Zabrm8DOXXU4=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.7.0/go.mod h1:4pg6aUX35JBAogB10C9AtvVL+qowtN4pT3CGSQex14s=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0 h1:dGoOF9QVLYng8IHTm7BAyWqCqSheQ5pYWGhzW00YJr0=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
+golang.org/x/net v0.19.0/go.mod h1:CfAk/cbD4CthTvqiEl8NpboMuiuOYsAr/7NOjZJtv1U=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.5.0 h1:60k92dhOjHxJkrqnwsfl8KuaHbn/5dl0lUPUklKo3qE=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.16.0 h1:GO788SKMRunPIBCXiQyo2AaexLstOrVhuAL5YwsckQM=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.16.0/go.mod h1:kYVVN6I1mBNoB1OX+noeBjbRk4IUEPa7JJ+TJMEooJ0=