diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index ab1c2404..fd0f3761 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.25.x'
+          go-version: '1.26.x'
       - name: Install container-canary
         run: |
           GOBIN=/tmp/canary-bin go install github.com/nvidia/container-canary@${{ inputs.CONTAINER_CANARY_VERSION }}