GO 1.26 bump. undesirable changes that break marserver-operator

[rahmabPublic]

Description

This project can not be upgraded to 1.26 without code refactoring the code.

Type of change

recycle

Checklist:

• I've double-checked the code in this PR myself
• I've left the code better than before (boy scout rule)
• The code is readable, comments are added that explain hard or non-obvious parts.
• I've expanded/improved the (unit) tests, when applicable
• I've run (unit) tests that prove my solution works
• There's no sensitive information like credentials in my PR