diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9c20b84a6ae..a36737eff46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: 1.15.7
+        go-version: 1.16.0
       id: go
 
     - name: Setup Node.js environment
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e3831a8368..6bce996f8ce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ test-all:
 test-prepublish: check-go-version test-all test-preact-splitting test-sucrase bench-rome-esbuild test-esprima test-rollup
 
 check-go-version:
-	@go version | grep 'go1\.15\.7' || (echo 'Please install Go version 1.15.7' && false)
+	@go version | grep 'go1\.16\.0' || (echo 'Please install Go version 1.16.0' && false)
 
 test-go:
 	go test ./internal/...
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ platform-all: cmd/esbuild/version.go test-all
 		platform-windows \
 		platform-windows-32 \
 		platform-darwin \
+		platform-darwin-arm64 \
 		platform-freebsd \
 		platform-freebsd-arm64 \
 		platform-linux \
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ platform-unixlike:
 platform-darwin:
 	make GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 NPMDIR=npm/esbuild-darwin-64 platform-unixlike
 
+platform-darwin-arm64:
+	make GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 NPMDIR=npm/esbuild-darwin-arm64 platform-unixlike
+
 platform-freebsd:
 	make GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 NPMDIR=npm/esbuild-freebsd-64 platform-unixlike
 
@@ -169,6 +173,7 @@ publish-all: cmd/esbuild/version.go test-prepublish
 	@echo Enter one-time password:
 	@read OTP && OTP="$$OTP" make -j4 \
 		publish-darwin \
+		publish-darwin-arm64 \
 		publish-linux \
 		publish-linux-32
 	@echo Enter one-time password:
@@ -195,6 +200,9 @@ publish-windows-32: platform-windows-32
 publish-darwin: platform-darwin
 	test -n "$(OTP)" && cd npm/esbuild-darwin-64 && npm publish --otp="$(OTP)"
 
+publish-darwin-arm64: platform-darwin-arm64
+	test -n "$(OTP)" && cd npm/esbuild-darwin-arm64 && npm publish --otp="$(OTP)"
+
 publish-freebsd: platform-freebsd
 	test -n "$(OTP)" && cd npm/esbuild-freebsd-64 && npm publish --otp="$(OTP)"
 
@@ -230,6 +238,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f npm/esbuild-windows-32/esbuild.exe
 	rm -f npm/esbuild-windows-64/esbuild.exe
 	rm -rf npm/esbuild-darwin-64/bin
+	rm -rf npm/esbuild-darwin-arm64/bin
 	rm -rf npm/esbuild-freebsd-64/bin
 	rm -rf npm/esbuild-freebsd-amd64/bin
 	rm -rf npm/esbuild-linux-32/bin
diff --git a/lib/install.ts b/lib/install.ts
index b65ecb14515..f386bd3b04c 100644
--- a/lib/install.ts
+++ b/lib/install.ts
@@ -86,20 +86,7 @@ async function installBinaryFromPackage(name: string, fromPath: string, toPath:
 }
 
 function validateBinaryVersion(binaryPath: string): void {
-  let stdout;
-  try {
-    stdout = child_process.execFileSync(binaryPath, ['--version']).toString().trim();
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (platformKey === 'darwin arm64 LE')
-      throw new Error(`${err && err.message || err}
-
-This install script is trying to install the x64 esbuild executable because the
-arm64 esbuild executable is not available yet. Running this executable requires
-the Rosetta 2 binary translator. Please make sure you have Rosetta 2 installed
-before installing esbuild.
-`);
-    throw err;
-  }
+  const stdout = child_process.execFileSync(binaryPath, ['--version']).toString().trim();
   if (stdout !== version) {
     throw new Error(`Expected ${JSON.stringify(version)} but got ${JSON.stringify(stdout)}`);
   }
@@ -289,7 +276,7 @@ const knownWindowsPackages: Record<string, string> = {
 };
 const knownUnixlikePackages: Record<string, string> = {
   'darwin x64 LE': 'esbuild-darwin-64',
-  'darwin arm64 LE': 'esbuild-darwin-64',
+  'darwin arm64 LE': 'esbuild-darwin-arm64',
   'freebsd arm64 LE': 'esbuild-freebsd-arm64',
   'freebsd x64 LE': 'esbuild-freebsd-64',
   'linux arm LE': 'esbuild-linux-arm',
diff --git a/npm/esbuild-darwin-64/package.json b/npm/esbuild-darwin-64/package.json
index 375e634d310..aa444a6b56b 100644
--- a/npm/esbuild-darwin-64/package.json
+++ b/npm/esbuild-darwin-64/package.json
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
     "darwin"
   ],
   "cpu": [
-    "x64",
-    "arm64"
+    "x64"
   ],
   "directories": {
     "bin": "bin"
diff --git a/npm/esbuild-darwin-arm64/README.md b/npm/esbuild-darwin-arm64/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2c0398db09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npm/esbuild-darwin-arm64/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# esbuild
+
+This is the macOS ARM 64-bit binary for esbuild, a JavaScript bundler and minifier. See https://github.com/evanw/esbuild for details.
diff --git a/npm/esbuild-darwin-arm64/package.json b/npm/esbuild-darwin-arm64/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ab6bdc4859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npm/esbuild-darwin-arm64/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "name": "esbuild-darwin-arm64",
+  "version": "0.8.46",
+  "description": "The macOS ARM 64-bit binary for esbuild, a JavaScript bundler.",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/evanw/esbuild",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "os": [
+    "darwin"
+  ],
+  "cpu": [
+    "arm64"
+  ],
+  "directories": {
+    "bin": "bin"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/npm/esbuild-wasm/bin/esbuild b/npm/esbuild-wasm/bin/esbuild
index d1d66a95a9b..3d2010f3094 100755
--- a/npm/esbuild-wasm/bin/esbuild
+++ b/npm/esbuild-wasm/bin/esbuild
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ fs.read = function () {
 };
 
 const argv = ['node', wasm_exec, esbuild_wasm].concat(process.argv.slice(2));
-wrapper(require, require.main, Object.assign(Object.create(process), { argv }), { instantiate });
+wrapper(require, require.main, Object.assign(Object.create(process), { argv }), Object.assign(Object.create(WebAssembly), { instantiate }));