diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 71fad992..26bb44b2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kuadrant/authorino-operator
 
-go 1.25.9
+go 1.26.4
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3