diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 234e313e..42887c82 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-image: registry.ddbuild.io/images/mirror/golang:1.24
+image: registry.ddbuild.io/images/mirror/golang:1.26.1
 variables:
   PROJECTNAME: "extendeddaemonset"
   PROJECTNAME_CHECK: "extendeddaemonset-check"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ab245259..99307936 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/DataDog/extendeddaemonset
 
 go 1.24.0
 
-toolchain go1.24.11
+toolchain go1.26.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/DataDog/extendeddaemonset/api v0.0.0-20251015144208-a41dec02324e