diff --git a/.github/workflows/loadtest.yml b/.github/workflows/loadtest.yml
index c997e13..dbe5d9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/loadtest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/loadtest.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.25'
+          go-version: '1.26'
           cache: false
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 67a6a53..e76b396 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ARG BUILDER_IMAGE
 ARG BASE_IMAGE
 
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} ${BUILDER_IMAGE:-golang:1.25.5} AS builder
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} ${BUILDER_IMAGE:-golang:1.26} AS builder
 
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f2200fd..9e57e3e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/stakater/Reloader
 
-go 1.25.5
+go 1.26
 
 require (
 	github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts v1.8.3
diff --git a/internal/pkg/leadership/leadership_test.go b/internal/pkg/leadership/leadership_test.go
index eed0705..dc55522 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/leadership/leadership_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/leadership/leadership_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestHealthz(t *testing.T) {
 	want := 200
 
 	if got != want {
-		t.Fatalf("got: %q, want: %q", got, want)
+		t.Fatalf("got: %d, want: %d", got, want)
 	}
 
 	// Have the liveness probe serve a 500
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestHealthz(t *testing.T) {
 	want = 500
 
 	if got != want {
-		t.Fatalf("got: %q, want: %q", got, want)
+		t.Fatalf("got: %d, want: %d", got, want)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestRunLeaderElection(t *testing.T) {
 	want := 500
 
 	if got != want {
-		t.Fatalf("got: %q, want: %q", got, want)
+		t.Fatalf("got: %d, want: %d", got, want)
 	}
 
 	// Cancel the leader election context, so leadership is released and
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestRunLeaderElection(t *testing.T) {
 	want = 500
 
 	if got != want {
-		t.Fatalf("got: %q, want: %q", got, want)
+		t.Fatalf("got: %d, want: %d", got, want)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/loadtest/go.mod b/test/loadtest/go.mod
index e96ed76..08230ca 100644
--- a/test/loadtest/go.mod
+++ b/test/loadtest/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/stakater/Reloader/test/loadtest
 
-go 1.25
+go 1.26
 
 require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1