diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index f1968aa881..5ff8c4f5d2 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.25.7
+1.26.0
diff --git a/changelog/_go-ver-1220.txt b/changelog/_go-ver-1220.txt
index f7d7369a85..256caa4bb6 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 1.25.7
+core: Bump Go version to 1.26.0
 ```