diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 94a798c..dc1865e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Build the manager binary
 # Use BUILDPLATFORM to run Go natively (fast cross-compilation)
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.25.5 AS builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.26.1 AS builder
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH