diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f7bb58655..ef9f4f94f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         cache: false
     # https://github.com/golang/go/issues/75031
     - name: Set toolchain version
-      run: go env -w GOTOOLCHAIN=go1.26.1+auto
+      run: go env -w GOTOOLCHAIN=go1.26.8+auto
 
     - name: Lint
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@82606bf257cbaff209d206a39f5134f0cfbfd2ee # v9.2.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d75777648..3407aac5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # https://github.com/golang/go/issues/75031
     - name: Set toolchain version
-      run: go env -w GOTOOLCHAIN=go1.26.1+auto
+      run: go env -w GOTOOLCHAIN=go1.26.8+auto
 
     - name: Lint
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@82606bf257cbaff209d206a39f5134f0cfbfd2ee # v9.2.1
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index eb13a46a7..ad46f0c70 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/rancher/cli
 
 go 1.26.5
 
-toolchain go1.26.6
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 replace (
 	k8s.io/apiserver => k8s.io/apiserver v0.36.3