diff --git a/containerruntime/go.mod b/containerruntime/go.mod
index 33f1d1a..3306a75 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 go1.26.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/cidverse/cidverseutils/ci v0.1.0
diff --git a/exec/go.mod b/exec/go.mod
index 1b173de..c5d9297 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 go1.26.3
 
 require github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.21
 
diff --git a/zerologconfig/go.mod b/zerologconfig/go.mod
index 6b4cef0..693f1a6 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 go1.26.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14