diff --git a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
index 5191b62a2e..1275c80cc9 100644
--- a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the operator-sdk binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.24 AS builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.26 AS builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace