diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7fdfcdda5..6c4ad5e37 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator
 
-go 1.25.7
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.3.0