diff --git a/.github/actions/install-go-and-deps/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-go-and-deps/action.yml
index 863e955fc5..544aadc786 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-go-and-deps/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-go-and-deps/action.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 name: Install Go and Dependencies
 description: Install Go and Go Dependencies
-inputs:
-  go-version:
-    description: Go Version
-    required: true
-    default: "~1.24"
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
+        go-version-file: go.mod
     - name: Download Go dependencies
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index f0f9e561ad..f709ecf619 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint code
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
         with:
-          version: v2.1
+          version: v2.9
           only-new-issues: true
           args: --timeout=10m ./pkg/... ./cmd/...
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8c2e0eede7..614cc42ad3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module go.thethings.network/lorawan-stack/v3
 
-go 1.24
+go 1.26
 
-toolchain go1.24.1
+toolchain go1.26.1
 
 // See https://github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure/pull/278
 replace github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure => github.com/TheThingsIndustries/mapstructure v0.0.0-20230413130846-941bcd1deec3
diff --git a/tools/go.mod b/tools/go.mod
index 1a89659e25..f109efde1a 100644
--- a/tools/go.mod
+++ b/tools/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module go.thethings.network/lorawan-stack/tools
 
-go 1.24
+go 1.26
 
-toolchain go1.24.1
+toolchain go1.26.1
 
 replace go.thethings.network/lorawan-stack/v3 => ../