diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 3726db6c3c..4eeaacead8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       module_dirs: ${{ steps.resolve_module_dirs.outputs.module_dirs }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out source
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
       - name: Resolve go module directories
         id: resolve_module_dirs
         run: |
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: ["1.25", "1.26"]
+        go: ["1.26", "1.27"]
     steps:
       - name: Check out source
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@7a3fe6cf4cb3a834922a1244abfce67bcef6a0c5 # v6.2.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
       - name: Stablilize testdata timestamps
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ jobs:
         module_dirs: ${{ fromJson(needs.resolve-modules.outputs.module_dirs ) }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out source
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@7a3fe6cf4cb3a834922a1244abfce67bcef6a0c5 # v6.2.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
-          go-version: "1.25"
+          go-version: "1.26"
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@1e7e51e771db61008b38414a730f564565cf7c20 # v9.2.0
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@ba0d7d2ec06a0ea1cb5fa41b2e4a3ab91d21278a # v9.3.0
         with:
           install-mode: "goinstall"
-          version: 8f3b0c7ed018e57905fbd873c697e0b1ede605a5 # v2.11.4
+          version: 6d2288e072e6f9c9bca28180cae9ce58a049c912 # v2.13.1
           working-directory: ${{ matrix.module_dirs }}
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index e8e28b8d3a..f5af2195cc 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ linters:
     - unconvert
     - unused
     - usetesting
+  exclusions:
+    rules:
+      - linters:
+        - govet
+        text: 'Constant reflect\.Ptr should be inlined'
   settings:
     staticcheck:
       checks:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 243bfefef9..629768e073 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ https://decred.org/downloads/
 
 <details><summary><b>Install Dependencies</b></summary>
 
-- **Go 1.25 or 1.26**
+- **Go 1.26 or 1.27**
 
   Installation instructions can be found here: https://golang.org/doc/install.
   Ensure Go was installed properly and is a supported version: