diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 11c76f1fc..9e4d77be4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.25.6
+FROM golang:1.26.0
 ADD . /usr/src/whereabouts
 RUN mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/whereabouts
 WORKDIR $GOPATH/src/github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/whereabouts
diff --git a/Dockerfile.arm64 b/Dockerfile.arm64
index 50c45e91d..671806e49 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.arm64
+++ b/Dockerfile.arm64
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.25.6 AS builder
+FROM golang:1.26.0 AS builder
 ADD . /usr/src/whereabouts
 
 ENV GOARCH="arm64"