From 7fa453e4675e4b419b9e6f718e90b18398cd9902 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kynan Ware <47394200+BagToad@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 09:58:06 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update Go version requirement to 1.26+

---
 .github/CONTRIBUTING.md    | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/lint.yml | 2 +-
 docs/install_source.md     | 2 +-
 docs/source.md             | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4ff7fbca27a..4cc5df46a41 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ We accept pull requests for issues labelled `help wanted`. We encourage issues a
 ## Building the project
 
 Prerequisites:
-- Go 1.25+
+- Go 1.26+
 
 Build with:
 * Unix-like systems: `make`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 2f95d5e0ba1..d55a944c854 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       # `govulncheck` exits unsuccessfully if vulnerabilities are found, providing results in stdout.
       # See https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck#hdr-Exit_codes for more information on exit codes.
       #
-      # On go1.25, To make `-mode binary` work we need to make sure the binary is built with `go build -buildvcs=false`
+      # On go1.25+, To make `-mode binary` work we need to make sure the binary is built with `go build -buildvcs=false`
       # Since our builds do not use `-buildvcs=false`, we run in source mode here instead.
       - name: Check Go vulnerabilities
         run: |
diff --git a/docs/install_source.md b/docs/install_source.md
index 2f74cb21264..b2ef2219968 100644
--- a/docs/install_source.md
+++ b/docs/install_source.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Installation from source
 
-1. Verify that you have Go 1.25+ installed
+1. Verify that you have Go 1.26+ installed
 
    ```sh
    $ go version
diff --git a/docs/source.md b/docs/source.md
index 8486a3dbe35..4f9506774b8 100644
--- a/docs/source.md
+++ b/docs/source.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Installation from source
 
-1. Verify that you have Go 1.25+ installed
+1. Verify that you have Go 1.26+ installed
 
    ```sh
    $ go version