diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a79b8bb64..c10a55b42 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ARG WASM_SHIM_IMAGE=quay.io/kuadrant/wasm-shim:latest
 FROM ${WASM_SHIM_IMAGE} AS wasm-shim
 
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.25 AS builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.26 AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f306cc5ce..840b3c8bf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kuadrant/kuadrant-operator
 
-go 1.25.9
+go 1.26.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.4.0