diff --git a/.github/workflows/operator.yml b/.github/workflows/operator.yml
index 2585e987d..4d1cf0743 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/operator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/operator.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.25"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.26"
   KIND_VERSION: "0.31.0"
   GO111MODULE: "on"
   OPERATOR_IMAGE: "quay.io/backube/volsync"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 94bd75c6b..13b35803a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.25"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.26"
   KUBECTL_VERSION: "1.32.2"
   KUBECONFIG: /tmp/kubeconfig
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 34795cbd7..3bcc6a1d7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ######################################################################
 # Establish a common builder image for all golang-based images
-FROM golang:1.25 AS golang-builder
+FROM golang:1.26 AS golang-builder
 USER root
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # We don't vendor modules. Enforce that behavior
diff --git a/Dockerfile.volsync-custom-scorecard-tests b/Dockerfile.volsync-custom-scorecard-tests
index 46299772b..63879ddcb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.volsync-custom-scorecard-tests
+++ b/Dockerfile.volsync-custom-scorecard-tests
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the volsync-custom-scorecard-tests binary
-FROM golang:1.25 AS builder
+FROM golang:1.26 AS builder
 
 # Copy the go source
 COPY ./custom-scorecard-tests/. /workspace/