diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 5d76ec9a..232788ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
-        go-version: 1.25
+        go-version: 1.26.5
 
     - name: Install Kubebuilder
       run: |
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 53e5e747..0bb1ad76 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.25 as builder
+FROM golang:1.26.5 as builder
 
 # Copy everything in the go src
 WORKDIR /go/src/cdap.io/cdap-operator
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c995abc8..1096508c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module cdap.io/cdap-operator
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.5
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.3
diff --git a/vendor_old/sigs.k8s.io/controller-reconciler/go.mod b/vendor_old/sigs.k8s.io/controller-reconciler/go.mod
index 9054f562..b1138370 100644
--- a/vendor_old/sigs.k8s.io/controller-reconciler/go.mod
+++ b/vendor_old/sigs.k8s.io/controller-reconciler/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/controller-reconciler
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.5
 
 require (
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.6.0+incompatible