diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 38b7b42..5bf73ce 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
 # -✂- this stage is used to compile the application -------------------------------------------------------------------
-FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.25-alpine AS compile
+FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.26-alpine AS compile
 
 # can be passed with any prefix (like `v1.2.3@FOO`), e.g.: `docker build --build-arg "APP_VERSION=v1.2.3@FOO" .`
 ARG APP_VERSION="undefined@docker"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 35aa725..3ad1365 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module gh.tarampamp.am/describe-commit
 
-go 1.25
+go 1.26