diff --git a/operator/Dockerfile b/operator/Dockerfile
index 55ed668f17..33880e4e2f 100644
--- a/operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/operator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.24 as builder
+FROM golang:1.26 as builder
 
 ARG RELEASE_TAG
 
diff --git a/operator/Dockerfile.cli b/operator/Dockerfile.cli
index 9deb23549c..7f5168736b 100644
--- a/operator/Dockerfile.cli
+++ b/operator/Dockerfile.cli
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.24 as builder
+FROM golang:1.26 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 COPY . .