diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 60b22d2..e7e50b6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.25.7-alpine3.23 AS builder-base
+FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.26.0-alpine3.23 AS builder-base
 
 ENV GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96ce36f..a23fd4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ It is used by the [`dependabot-core`][dependabot-core] to handle authentication
 
 To build and run the proxy, you need to have the following installed:
 
-- [Go][go] (version 1.25 or later)
+- [Go][go] (version 1.26 or later)
 - [Docker][docker]
 
 ## License
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 31704de..29876a4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/dependabot/proxy
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.8