diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index 6c1738b..1aa72e9 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LAYERDEPENDS_lts-go-mixin = " \
     core \
 "
 
-GOVERSION = "1.25%"
+GOVERSION = "1.26%"
 
 # Since go-1.21 GOPROXY needs to be set explicitly, otherwise it fails with:
 # GOPROXY list is not the empty string, but contains no entries