diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4a5293de19..2e9f01775e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module go.podman.io/podman/v6
 // Warning: if there is a "toolchain" directive anywhere in this file (and most of the
 // time there shouldn't be), its version must be an exact match to the "go" directive.
 
-go 1.25.9
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2