diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6dbe171..0814d77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
-          go-version: "1.25.x"
+          go-version: "1.26.x"
 
       # xorg-dev covers the X11 backend; libwayland-dev covers the Wayland one.
       # BOTH are required: go-gl/glfw's build tags are
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1ee2f7a..fd137c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
-          go-version: "1.25.x"
+          go-version: "1.26.x"
 
       # Same dependency set as ci.yml, including libwayland-dev — see the comment
       # there for why the Wayland headers are not optional.