diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 1e0a35c..c69c468 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: "1.25"
+          go-version: "1.26"
 
       - run: make
       - run: make test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 47a5565..4ccc00a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: "1.25"
+          go-version: "1.26"
       - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
         with:
           args: release --clean
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 10c5b4c..b8c4c20 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/openhpi-cloud/checks
 
-go 1.25
+go 1.26
 
 require (
 	github.com/alexflint/go-arg v1.6.1