diff --git a/docker-bake.hcl b/docker-bake.hcl
index fab47b52..559fa271 100644
--- a/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ target "_pkg-model" {
     PKG_NAME = PKG_NAME != null && PKG_NAME != "" ? PKG_NAME : "docker-model-plugin"
     PKG_REPO = PKG_REPO != null && PKG_REPO != "" ? PKG_REPO : "https://github.com/docker/model-runner.git"
     PKG_REF = PKG_REF != null && PKG_REF != "" ? PKG_REF : "main"
-    GO_VERSION = GO_VERSION != null && GO_VERSION != "" ? GO_VERSION : "1.25" # https://github.com/docker/model-runner/blob/main/cmd/cli/Dockerfile
+    GO_VERSION = GO_VERSION != null && GO_VERSION != "" ? GO_VERSION : "1.26" # https://github.com/docker/model-runner/blob/main/cmd/cli/Dockerfile
     GO_IMAGE_VARIANT = GO_IMAGE_VARIANT != null && GO_IMAGE_VARIANT != "" ? GO_IMAGE_VARIANT : "bookworm"
     PKG_DEB_EPOCH = PKG_DEB_EPOCH != null && PKG_DEB_EPOCH != "" ? PKG_DEB_EPOCH : ""
     PKG_REMOTE_DOCKERFILE = "Dockerfile"
diff --git a/pkg/model/Dockerfile b/pkg/model/Dockerfile
index 93020c0b..6dc55f5e 100644
--- a/pkg/model/Dockerfile
+++ b/pkg/model/Dockerfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ARG PKG_REPO="https://github.com/docker/model-runner.git"
 ARG PKG_REF="main"
 
 ARG GO_IMAGE="golang"
-ARG GO_VERSION="1.25"
+ARG GO_VERSION="1.26"
 ARG GO_IMAGE_VARIANT="bookworm"
 
 ARG TAGPREFIX=""