diff --git a/images/custom-scorecard-tests/Dockerfile b/images/custom-scorecard-tests/Dockerfile
index cef583e43e..87cd638a01 100644
--- a/images/custom-scorecard-tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/custom-scorecard-tests/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the custom-scorecard-tests binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.25 AS builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.26 AS builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace