diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 5ff8c4f5d2..dd43a143f0 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.26.0
+1.26.1
diff --git a/changelog/_go-ver-1220.txt b/changelog/_go-ver-1220.txt
index 256caa4bb6..2b5163dc20 100644
--- a/changelog/_go-ver-1220.txt
+++ b/changelog/_go-ver-1220.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ```release-note:change
-core: Bump Go version to 1.26.0
+core: Bump Go version to 1.26.1
 ```