diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 48e32d6ef1..ead4a4f0f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Update Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
-          go-version: "1.26.8"
+          go-version: "1.26.9"
           cache: false
       -
         name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 459abb3163..6b6a5ea564 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
-          go-version: "1.26.8"
+          go-version: "1.26.9"
           cache: false
       -
         name: Test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 25507e1aab..1396c8d7b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
-          go-version: "1.26.8"
+          go-version: "1.26.9"
           cache: false
       -
         name: Run gocompat check
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index ad5a06f1d8..ac80456651 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ run:
   # which causes it to fallback to go1.17 semantics.
   #
   # TODO(thaJeztah): update "usetesting" settings to enable go1.24 features once our minimum version is go1.24
-  go: "1.26.8"
+  go: "1.26.9"
 
   timeout: 5m
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 02d1fc7d7d..59f519dcbe 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ARG BASE_VARIANT=alpine
 ARG ALPINE_VERSION=3.23
 ARG BASE_DEBIAN_DISTRO=bookworm
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.26.8
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.26.9
 
 # XX_VERSION specifies the version of the xx utility to use.
 # It must be a valid tag in the docker.io/tonistiigi/xx image repository.
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
index 7f02956252..c1a7d04c27 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.26.8
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.26.9
 
 # ALPINE_VERSION sets the version of the alpine base image to use, including for the golang image.
 # It must be a supported tag in the docker.io/library/alpine image repository
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint
index b0404ab8b8..e6acf6f718 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.26.8
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.26.9
 
 # ALPINE_VERSION sets the version of the alpine base image to use, including for the golang image.
 # It must be a supported tag in the docker.io/library/alpine image repository
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.vendor b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.vendor
index d781ef9830..442e88286e 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.vendor
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.vendor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.26.8
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.26.9
 
 # ALPINE_VERSION sets the version of the alpine base image to use, including for the golang image.
 # It must be a supported tag in the docker.io/library/alpine image repository