diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b9c96190..301f37ca 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/paketo-buildpacks/python
 
-go 1.25.7
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.39.1