diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2afac92..521f1bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ idle for a configurable duration.
   that have not been used for `deleteAfter`; active keys are kept alive. Stop it
   with `Close()`.
 - **Type-safe & generic** — `Storage[K, V]` and `BucketLimiter[K]` use Go
-  generics (Go 1.25+).
+  generics (Go 1.26+).
 - **Extensible** — implement the `Storage` interface for a custom in-process
   store, or the `Limiter` interface for a custom algorithm.
 - **HTTP middleware example** — with accurate `Retry-After` and `RateLimit-*`
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ sequenceDiagram
 go get github.com/slashdevops/ratelimiter
 ```
 
-Requires Go 1.25.2 or newer.
+Requires Go 1.26 or newer.
 
 ## Quick start
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f611eba..ebf5f3f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/slashdevops/ratelimiter
 
-go 1.25.2
+go 1.26.0
 
 require golang.org/x/time v0.15.0