diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ca0f5ecf..ff0fb76d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: '1.25.8'
+          go-version: '1.26.3'
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fb4e3262..0084f5a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.25.8'
+          go-version: '1.26.3'
 
       - run: make test
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5a6baf09..9370d955 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Start from a Debian image with the latest version of Go installed
 # and a workspace (GOPATH) configured at /go.
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.25.8 AS build
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.26.3 AS build
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/ncabatoff/process-exporter
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b6d18f82..3cdd88a4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ docker:
 	docker run --rm --volumes-from configs "$(DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME):$(TAG_VERSION)" $(SMOKE_TEST)
 
 dockertest:
-	docker run --rm -it -v `pwd`:/go/src/github.com/ncabatoff/process-exporter golang:1.25.8  make -C /go/src/github.com/ncabatoff/process-exporter test
+	docker run --rm -it -v `pwd`:/go/src/github.com/ncabatoff/process-exporter golang:1.26.3  make -C /go/src/github.com/ncabatoff/process-exporter test
 
 dockerinteg:
-	docker run --rm -it -v `pwd`:/go/src/github.com/ncabatoff/process-exporter golang:1.25.8  make -C /go/src/github.com/ncabatoff/process-exporter build integ
+	docker run --rm -it -v `pwd`:/go/src/github.com/ncabatoff/process-exporter golang:1.26.3  make -C /go/src/github.com/ncabatoff/process-exporter build integ
 
 .PHONY: update-go-deps
 update-go-deps:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2f312a53..e1715451 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ncabatoff/process-exporter
 
-go 1.25.8
+go 1.26.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0