diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 4f160b62..2b9b4cff 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1 +1 @@
-golang 1.23.6
+golang 1.26.0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dba6dac8..eea61588 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.23.6 as builder
+FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.26.0 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests