diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 38cb63575..0cc15b2ba 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/circleci/ex
 
 go 1.25.0
 
-toolchain go1.26.0
+toolchain go1.26.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v4.8.3+incompatible
diff --git a/tools/go.mod b/tools/go.mod
index 1d864d471..e3fa88777 100644
--- a/tools/go.mod
+++ b/tools/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module tools
 
 go 1.24.0
 
-toolchain go1.26.0
+toolchain go1.26.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2 v2.7.2