diff --git a/.evergreen/config.yml b/.evergreen/config.yml
index 5c92a25e7e..0e6cbea29f 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.yml
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ tasks:
     tags: ["static-analysis"]
     commands:
       - command: subprocess.exec
+        type: test
         params:
           binary: bash
           args: [*task-runner, govulncheck]
diff --git a/etc/govulncheck.sh b/etc/govulncheck.sh
index 055467d20a..23988f9df2 100755
--- a/etc/govulncheck.sh
+++ b/etc/govulncheck.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -ex
 # Note: this needs to be updated if the listed Go version has vulnerabilities
 # discovered because they will show up in the scan results along with Go Driver
 # and dependency vulnerabilities.
-GO_VERSION=1.24.5
+GO_VERSION=1.25.1
 
 go install golang.org/dl/go$GO_VERSION@latest
 go${GO_VERSION} download