diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7ef86f52e..e850a3a08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: 1.25
+          go-version: 1.26
           check-latest: true
       - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v7.0.0
         id: run-goreleaser
diff --git a/.github/workflows/style.yaml b/.github/workflows/style.yaml
index 0754e9246..b360ccd57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/style.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/style.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version-file: go.mod
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9.2.0
         with:
-          version: v2.10
+          version: v2.11
 
       - uses: chainguard-dev/actions/trailing-space@main
         if: ${{ always() }}
diff --git a/cmd/krane/go.mod b/cmd/krane/go.mod
index 6fe5a99d9..4f7809c32 100644
--- a/cmd/krane/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/krane/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/google/go-containerregistry/cmd/krane
 
-go 1.25.6
+go 1.26.1
 
 replace github.com/google/go-containerregistry => ../../
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fe837ce86..11270e526 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/google/go-containerregistry
 
-go 1.25.6
+go 1.26.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter/estargz v0.18.2
diff --git a/pkg/authn/k8schain/go.mod b/pkg/authn/k8schain/go.mod
index 0ac4c8a8f..81d77bc69 100644
--- a/pkg/authn/k8schain/go.mod
+++ b/pkg/authn/k8schain/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn/k8schain
 
-go 1.25.6
+go 1.26.1
 
 replace (
 	github.com/google/go-containerregistry => ../../../
diff --git a/pkg/authn/kubernetes/go.mod b/pkg/authn/kubernetes/go.mod
index 5a3a0bf53..a533d41fc 100644
--- a/pkg/authn/kubernetes/go.mod
+++ b/pkg/authn/kubernetes/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn/kubernetes
 
-go 1.25.6
+go 1.26.1
 
 replace github.com/google/go-containerregistry => ../../../
 
diff --git a/pkg/name/registry_test.go b/pkg/name/registry_test.go
index 9986ee66a..fd8822759 100644
--- a/pkg/name/registry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/name/registry_test.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func TestRegistryScheme(t *testing.T) {
 		domain: "index.docker.io",
 		scheme: "https",
 	}, {
-		domain: "::1",
+		domain: "[::1]",
 		scheme: "http",
 	}, {
 		domain: "10.2.3.4:5000",
diff --git a/pkg/v1/layout/layoutpath.go b/pkg/v1/layout/layoutpath.go
index a031ff5ae..7014ca8c5 100644
--- a/pkg/v1/layout/layoutpath.go
+++ b/pkg/v1/layout/layoutpath.go
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ import "path/filepath"
 type Path string
 
 func (l Path) path(elem ...string) string {
-	complete := []string{string(l)}
+	complete := []string{string(l)} //nolint:prealloc
 	return filepath.Join(append(complete, elem...)...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/v1/remote/descriptor_test.go b/pkg/v1/remote/descriptor_test.go
index c0e6fa257..3d554e635 100644
--- a/pkg/v1/remote/descriptor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/v1/remote/descriptor_test.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func TestHeadSchema1(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if desc.Size != int64(len(response)) {
-		t.Errorf("Descriptor.Size = %q, expected %q", desc.Size, len(response))
+		t.Errorf("Descriptor.Size = %d, expected %d", desc.Size, len(response))
 	}
 }