diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 5e2b950..ea0928c 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.25
+1.26.4
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4d701b0..658e3ae 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/fosrl/badger
 
-go 1.25
+go 1.26