diff --git a/.github/go-version b/.github/go-version
index 24cffb85f..c7c3f3333 100644
--- a/.github/go-version
+++ b/.github/go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.26
+1.26.2
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8133212be..8604af5b2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/containernetworking/plugins
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim v0.14.0