diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 43910e3..3008975 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/paketo-buildpacks/python-packagers
 
-go 1.26.0
+go 1.26.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.6.0