diff --git a/test/Dockerfile.distro b/test/Dockerfile.distro
index 877a927e55..067ff45cd5 100644
--- a/test/Dockerfile.distro
+++ b/test/Dockerfile.distro
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ RUN install-tool git-lfs v3.7.1
 RUN install-tool gleam 1.14.0
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=containerbase/golang-prebuild
-RUN install-tool golang 1.25.7
+RUN install-tool golang 1.26.0
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=helm/helm
 RUN install-tool helm v4.1.1
diff --git a/test/golang/Dockerfile b/test/golang/Dockerfile
index 4e98204032..8e25cf1f27 100644
--- a/test/golang/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/golang/Dockerfile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ WORKDIR /test
 FROM base AS testa
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=containerbase/golang-prebuild
-RUN install-tool golang 1.25.7
+RUN install-tool golang 1.26.0
 
 USER 12021
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ RUN [[ -d /tmp/containerbase ]] || (echo "/tmp/containerbase should exist"; exit
 RUN rm -rf /tmp/*;
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=containerbase/golang-prebuild
-RUN install-tool golang 1.25.7
+RUN install-tool golang 1.26.0
 
 
 RUN set -ex; cd a; go get -d ./...; cat go.sum; go mod tidy; cat go.sum
diff --git a/test/golang/Dockerfile.arm64 b/test/golang/Dockerfile.arm64
index 55f9e2b2b4..5649f244f7 100644
--- a/test/golang/Dockerfile.arm64
+++ b/test/golang/Dockerfile.arm64
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ ARG CONTAINERBASE_LOG_LEVEL
 FROM base AS test-golang
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=containerbase/golang-prebuild
-RUN install-tool golang 1.25.7
+RUN install-tool golang 1.26.0
 
 #--------------------------------------
 # Image: final