diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 631524bc1..2e706724a 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ sudo apt install nbdkit nbdkit-plugin-dev pkg-config qemu-system qemu-utils qemu
 
 **Note:** OVN and Open vSwitch are required for VPC networking (virtual switches, routers, DHCP, Geneve overlay). The packages are installed above, but the setup and configuration step (`setup-ovn.sh`) is covered later — see the [Setup OVN](#setup-ovn) section below.
 
-Ensure the Go toolkit is installed for version 1.26.0 or higher. Recommended to install the latest directly from [https://go.dev/dl/](https://go.dev/dl/).
+Ensure the Go toolkit is installed for version 1.26.1 or higher. Recommended to install the latest directly from [https://go.dev/dl/](https://go.dev/dl/).
 
 Confirm Go is correctly installed, and set in your $PATH.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac6ae7976..9ea632fae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ install-system:
 		ovn-central ovn-host openvswitch-switch
 
 install-go:
-	@echo -e "\n....Installing Go 1.26.0 for $(ARCH) ($(GO_ARCH))...."
+	@echo -e "\n....Installing Go 1.26.1 for $(ARCH) ($(GO_ARCH))...."
 	@if [ ! -d "/usr/local/go" ]; then \
-		curl -L https://go.dev/dl/go1.26.0.linux-$(GO_ARCH).tar.gz | tar -C /usr/local -xz; \
+		curl -L https://go.dev/dl/go1.26.1.linux-$(GO_ARCH).tar.gz | tar -C /usr/local -xz; \
 	else \
 		echo "Go already installed in /usr/local/go"; \
 	fi
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ceebbc270..a95f1b0f9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/mulgadc/hive
 
-go 1.26.0
+go 1.26.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.8