diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 579a89539..50b53f500 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -66,5 +66,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@1e7e51e771db61008b38414a730f564565cf7c20 # v9.2.0
-        with:
-          version: v2.4
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fbb0f44c8..b5fc96737 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM golang:1.25.7@sha256:cc737435e2742bd6da3b7d575623968683609a3d2e0695f9d85bee84071c08e6 AS builder
+FROM golang:1.26.1@sha256:595c7847cff97c9a9e76f015083c481d26078f961c9c8dca3923132f51fe12f1 AS builder
 ENV APP_ROOT=/opt/app-root
 ENV GOPATH=$APP_ROOT
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -gcflags "all=-N -l" -ldflags "${SERVER_LDFLAGS}" -o
 RUN go test -c -ldflags "${SERVER_LDFLAGS}" -cover -covermode=count -coverpkg=./... -o rekor-server_test ./cmd/rekor-server
 
 # Multi-Stage production build
-FROM golang:1.25.7@sha256:cc737435e2742bd6da3b7d575623968683609a3d2e0695f9d85bee84071c08e6 AS deploy
+FROM golang:1.26.1@sha256:595c7847cff97c9a9e76f015083c481d26078f961c9c8dca3923132f51fe12f1 AS deploy
 
 # Retrieve the binary from the previous stage
 COPY --from=builder /opt/app-root/src/rekor-server /usr/local/bin/rekor-server
diff --git a/Dockerfile.trillian-log-server b/Dockerfile.trillian-log-server
index 648a1701b..3aa335bc2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.trillian-log-server
+++ b/Dockerfile.trillian-log-server
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 FROM ghcr.io/sigstore/scaffolding/trillian_log_server:v1.7.2@sha256:d953a8eb3f9311e55ebee754de234f1f63e4db2d5e76c15326c288fb0887bb11 AS server
 
-FROM golang:1.25.7@sha256:cc737435e2742bd6da3b7d575623968683609a3d2e0695f9d85bee84071c08e6 AS deploy
+FROM golang:1.26.1@sha256:595c7847cff97c9a9e76f015083c481d26078f961c9c8dca3923132f51fe12f1 AS deploy
 
 COPY --from=server /ko-app/trillian_log_server /usr/local/bin/trillian-log-server
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.trillian-log-signer b/Dockerfile.trillian-log-signer
index 63577be1b..9fb247514 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.trillian-log-signer
+++ b/Dockerfile.trillian-log-signer
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 FROM ghcr.io/sigstore/scaffolding/trillian_log_signer:v1.7.2@sha256:51631983a7e6f0b3faeb188c590e65b9793a6a6617e0631f8b4fd68e98d0460e AS server
 
-FROM golang:1.25.7@sha256:cc737435e2742bd6da3b7d575623968683609a3d2e0695f9d85bee84071c08e6 AS deploy
+FROM golang:1.26.1@sha256:595c7847cff97c9a9e76f015083c481d26078f961c9c8dca3923132f51fe12f1 AS deploy
 
 COPY --from=server /ko-app/trillian_log_signer /usr/local/bin/trillian-log-signer