diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 68551b3..0d10ef3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
-        go-version: '1.26.1'
+        go-version-file: go.mod
 
     - name: Run tests
       run: make tests-with-docker
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
-        go-version: '1.26.1'
+        go-version-file: go.mod
 
     - name: Build
       env:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8775994..a596dc1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ GO_ARCH_arm64 := arm64
 DESTINATION_x86_64 := bin/${BINARY_NAME}-x86_64
 DESTINATION_arm64 := bin/${BINARY_NAME}-arm64
 
-run_in_docker = docker run --env GOPROXY=direct -v $(shell pwd):/LambdaRuntimeLocal -w /LambdaRuntimeLocal golang:1.26.1 $(1)
+GO_VERSION := $(shell grep '^go ' go.mod | awk '{print $$2}')
+run_in_docker = docker run --env GOPROXY=direct -v $(shell pwd):/LambdaRuntimeLocal -w /LambdaRuntimeLocal golang:$(GO_VERSION) $(1)
 
 compile-with-docker-all:
 	$(call run_in_docker, make compile-lambda-linux-all)
diff --git a/debugging/Makefile b/debugging/Makefile
index 10eb5c8..df615f6 100644
--- a/debugging/Makefile
+++ b/debugging/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Golang EOL overview: https://endoflife.date/go
-DOCKER_GOLANG_IMAGE ?= golang:1.26.1-bookworm
+GO_VERSION := $(shell grep '^go ' ../go.mod | awk '{print $$2}')
+DOCKER_GOLANG_IMAGE ?= golang:$(GO_VERSION)-bookworm
 
 # On ARM hosts, use: make ARCH=arm64 build-init
 # Check host architecture: uname -m
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 167ed10..5a0eecf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/aws/aws-lambda-runtime-interface-emulator
 
-go 1.26.1
+go 1.26.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go v1.52.0
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index adb75da..4fef864 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
       "rangeStrategy": "bump",
       "groupName": "Go toolchain"
     },
-    {
-      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
-      "matchDepNames": ["go"],
-      "groupName": "Go toolchain"
-    },
     {
       "matchManagers": ["gomod"],
       "excludePackageNames": ["go"],