diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 06fe163a..c31b3cfd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         go-version: '1.24'
     - name: Run golangci-lint
-      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@55c2c1448f86e01eaae002a5a3a9624417608d84 # v6.5.2
+      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
       with:
-        version: v1.64.6
+        version: v2.9.0
         install-mode: goinstall
     - name: Run CI
       run: make build test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e70fa19f..8b4c4cd4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ endif
 # Export ARCH so it's available to subshells
 export ARCH
 
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := v1.64.8
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := v2.9.0
 BIN_DIR := $(shell pwd)/bin
 GOLANGCI_LINT := $(BIN_DIR)/golangci-lint
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 67f41b4e..b1274cbf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/rancher/norman
 
-go 1.24.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.24.2
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0