diff --git a/go/Dockerfile.kube-forwarder b/go/Dockerfile.kube-forwarder
index 32fb3d574..bd9d9b0c0 100644
--- a/go/Dockerfile.kube-forwarder
+++ b/go/Dockerfile.kube-forwarder
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
-FROM golang:1.24-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.26.10-alpine AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/moby/vpnkit/go
 COPY . /go/src/github.com/moby/vpnkit