diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_new.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_new.yaml
index 61288df4..09f3f030 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_new.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_new.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
       - '!.github'
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.25"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.26"
   CODE_COVERAGE_FILE_NAME: "coverage.out" # must be the same as in Makefile
   CODE_COVERAGE_ARTIFACT_NAME: "code-coverage"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index a5520ea0..80ba98a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
       - 'v*'
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.25"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.26"
   CODE_COVERAGE_FILE_NAME: "coverage.out" # must be the same as in Makefile
   CODE_COVERAGE_ARTIFACT_NAME: "code-coverage"