diff --git a/containerruntime/go.mod b/containerruntime/go.mod
index 33f1d1a..ab0e7b4 100644
--- a/containerruntime/go.mod
+++ b/containerruntime/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/cidverse/cidverseutils/containerruntime
 
 go 1.24.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.0
+toolchain go1.26.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/cidverse/cidverseutils/ci v0.1.0
diff --git a/exec/go.mod b/exec/go.mod
index 86fdbf2..f1ca751 100644
--- a/exec/go.mod
+++ b/exec/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/cidverse/cidverseutils/exec
 
 go 1.24.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.0
+toolchain go1.26.2
 
 require github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20
 
diff --git a/zerologconfig/go.mod b/zerologconfig/go.mod
index b8de8a5..0788c4f 100644
--- a/zerologconfig/go.mod
+++ b/zerologconfig/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/cidverse/cidverseutils/zerologconfig
 
 go 1.24.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.0
+toolchain go1.26.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14