diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 472195a0..154c47b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ on:
 
 env:
   # Common versions
-  GO_VERSION: '1.24'
-  GOLANGCI_VERSION: 'v2.1.2'
+  GO_VERSION: '1.26'
+  GOLANGCI_VERSION: 'v2.9.0'
   DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION: 'v0.23.0'
 
   # Common users. We can't run a step 'if secrets.AWS_USR != ""' but we can run
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-provider-package.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-provider-package.yml
index 8f07ca30..f5eaf089 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-provider-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-provider-package.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       go-version:
         description: 'Go version to use if building needs to be done'
-        default: '1.24'
+        default: '1.26'
         required: false
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 84a43435..535f16d8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/crossplane-contrib/provider-sql
 
-go 1.24.7
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.5.2