diff --git a/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile b/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile
index a88affd1c4..ed2c337734 100644
--- a/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.24 AS builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.26 AS builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace