diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 6cdb43ebb..3fbd1ab31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         name: Set up Go 1.x
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22.7"
+          go-version: "1.26.4"
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         name: Checkout frontend-operator
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index d0a8fdeea..7521e3149 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         name: Set up golang 1.22
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22.7'
+          go-version: '1.26.4'
       - name: Check out source code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install package and dependencies