diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b8e0c29..6205c41 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.25 AS builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.26 AS builder
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG GIT_SHA
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a7f5dea..2f93544 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kuadrant/developer-portal-controller
 
-go 1.25.9
+go 1.26.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3