diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1c90580..c41aa487 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ This plugin supports the following desktop hypervisors.
 
 **Go**:
 
-- [Go 1.26.5][golang-install] is required to build the plugin from source.
+- [Go 1.26.6][golang-install] is required to build the plugin from source.
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 44926c60..9bf99cb3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/vmware/packer-plugin-vmware
 
-go 1.26.5
+go 1.26.6
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0