diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 2d0049f26b..06d03d635f 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/go
 {
 	"name": "Go",
-	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/go:1.25-trixie",
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/go:1.26-trixie",
 
 	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
 	// "features": {},
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-lint-go.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-lint-go.yml
index 1df4bb8197..7df7bfed92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-lint-go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-lint-go.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@ba0d7d2ec06a0ea1cb5fa41b2e4a3ab91d21278a # v9.3.0
         with:
-          version: v2.9.0
+          version: v2.14.0
           # Optional: working directory, useful for monorepos
           working-directory: ${{ inputs.project-directory }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-test-go.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-test-go.yml
index 6b51ae7417..9f84deb984 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-test-go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-test-go.yml
@@ -72,30 +72,11 @@ jobs:
             cache-dependency-path: '${{ inputs.project-directory }}/go.sum'
         id: go
 
-      - name: Check Go version compatibility
-        id: go-compat
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          # Modules that require Go 1.26+ and do not support Go 1.25.x
-          NO_SUPPORT_125=("modules/weaviate")
-
-          SKIP=false
-          for mod in "${NO_SUPPORT_125[@]}"; do
-            if [[ "${{ inputs.project-directory }}" == "${mod}" ]] && [[ "${{ inputs.go-version }}" == 1.25.* ]]; then
-              echo "Skipping: ${mod} does not support Go 1.25.x"
-              SKIP=true
-              break
-            fi
-          done
-          echo "skip=${SKIP}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: ensure compilation
-        if: steps.go-compat.outputs.skip != 'true'
         working-directory: ./${{ inputs.project-directory }}
         run: go build ./...
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        if: steps.go-compat.outputs.skip != 'true'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           SCRIPT_PATH="./.github/scripts/${{ inputs.project-directory }}/install-dependencies.sh"
@@ -107,25 +88,23 @@ jobs:
 
       # Setup Testcontainers Cloud Client right before your Testcontainers tests
       - name: Setup Testcontainers Cloud Client
-        if: ${{ inputs.testcontainers-cloud && steps.go-compat.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.testcontainers-cloud }}
         uses: atomicjar/testcontainers-cloud-setup-action@7d1bab3fdfe0027c91936deca6b924d8a8a7a04d # v1.3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.TCC_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: go test
-        if: steps.go-compat.outputs.skip != 'true'
         working-directory: ./${{ inputs.project-directory }}
         timeout-minutes: 30
         run: make test-unit
 
       - name: Run checker
-        if: steps.go-compat.outputs.skip != 'true'
         run: |
             ./scripts/check_environment.sh
 
       # (Optionally) When you don't need Testcontainers Cloud anymore, you could terminate sessions eagerly
       - name: Terminate Testcontainers Cloud Client active sessions
-        if: ${{ inputs.testcontainers-cloud && steps.go-compat.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.testcontainers-cloud }}
         uses: atomicjar/testcontainers-cloud-setup-action@7d1bab3fdfe0027c91936deca6b924d8a8a7a04d # v1.3
         with:
           action: terminate
@@ -134,12 +113,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: test-summary/action@31493c76ec9e7aa675f1585d3ed6f1da69269a86 # v2.4
         with:
             paths: "**/${{ inputs.project-directory }}/TEST-unit*.xml"
-        if: ${{ always() && steps.go-compat.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
+        if: always()
 
       - name: Decide if Sonar must be run
-        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest' && steps.go-compat.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
         run: |
-          if [[ "1.25.x" == "${{ inputs.go-version }}" ]] && \
+          if [[ "1.26.x" == "${{ inputs.go-version }}" ]] && \
              [[ "true" != "${{ inputs.rootless-docker }}" ]] && \
              [[ "true" != "${{ inputs.testcontainers-cloud }}" ]] && \
              [[ "true" != "${{ inputs.ryuk-disabled }}" ]] && \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 282373daf2..5ce1c974ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       # We don't want to fail the build the soonest but identify which modules passed and failed.
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.25.x, 1.26.x]
+        go-version: [1.26.x, 1.27.x]
         module: ${{ fromJSON(needs.detect-modules.outputs.modules) }}
         exclude:
           # The Quay MinIO image requires credentials not available in CI.
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
       # We don't want to fail the build the soonest but identify which modules passed and failed.
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.25.x, 1.26.x]
+        go-version: [1.26.x, 1.27.x]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-test-go.yml
     with:
       go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Test with reaper off"
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.25.x, 1.26.x]
+        go-version: [1.26.x, 1.27.x]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-test-go.yml
     with:
       go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Test with Rootless Docker"
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.25.x, 1.26.x]
+        go-version: [1.26.x, 1.27.x]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-test-go.yml
     with:
       go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
diff --git a/AI.md b/AI.md
index f90971bb83..0acbab8b5b 100644
--- a/AI.md
+++ b/AI.md
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ This is a **Go monorepo** containing:
 ## Environment Setup
 
 ### Go Version
-- **Required**: Go 1.25.9
+- **Required**: Go 1.26.8
 - **Tool**: Use [gvm](https://github.com/andrewkroh/gvm) for version management
 - **CRITICAL**: Always run this before ANY Go command:
   ```bash
   # For Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
-  eval "$(gvm 1.25.9 --arch=arm64)"
+  eval "$(gvm 1.26.8 --arch=arm64)"
 
   # For Intel/AMD (x86_64)
-  eval "$(gvm 1.25.9 --arch=amd64)"
+  eval "$(gvm 1.26.8 --arch=amd64)"
   ```
 
 ### Project Structure
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, img string, opts ...testcontainers.ContainerCustom
 ### When Tests Fail
 1. **Read the error message carefully** - it usually tells you exactly what's wrong
 2. **Check if it's a lint issue** - run `make pre-commit` first
-3. **Verify Go version** - ensure using Go 1.25.9
+3. **Verify Go version** - ensure using Go 1.26.8
 4. **Check Docker** - some tests require Docker daemon running
 
 ## Common Pitfalls to Avoid
 
 ### Code Issues
 - ❌ Using interface types as return values
-- ❌ Forgetting to run `eval "$(gvm 1.25.9 --arch=arm64)"`
+- ❌ Forgetting to run `eval "$(gvm 1.26.8 --arch=arm64)"`
 - ❌ Not handling errors from built-in options
 - ❌ Using module-specific container names (`PostgresContainer`)
 - ❌ Calling `.Customize()` method instead of direct function call
diff --git a/cleanup.go b/cleanup.go
index 2f84486367..f8aed0a2e2 100644
--- a/cleanup.go
+++ b/cleanup.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func isNil(val any) bool {
 
 	valueOf := reflect.ValueOf(val)
 	switch valueOf.Kind() {
-	case reflect.Chan, reflect.Func, reflect.Map, reflect.Ptr, reflect.UnsafePointer, reflect.Interface, reflect.Slice:
+	case reflect.Chan, reflect.Func, reflect.Map, reflect.Pointer, reflect.UnsafePointer, reflect.Interface, reflect.Slice:
 		return valueOf.IsNil()
 	default:
 		return false
diff --git a/commons-test.mk b/commons-test.mk
index a3381c5d69..e4fd875e64 100644
--- a/commons-test.mk
+++ b/commons-test.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ define go_install
 endef
 
 $(GOBIN)/golangci-lint:
-	$(call go_install,github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.9.0)
+	$(call go_install,github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.14.0)
 
 $(GOBIN)/gotestsum:
 	$(call go_install,gotest.tools/gotestsum@latest)
diff --git a/docker_mounts.go b/docker_mounts.go
index 5d654b9a60..fb00316ffd 100644
--- a/docker_mounts.go
+++ b/docker_mounts.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func mapToDockerMounts(containerMounts ContainerMounts) []mount.Mount {
 		case ImageMounter:
 			containerMount.ImageOptions = typedMounter.ImageOptions()
 		case BindMounter:
-			log.Printf("Mount type %s is not supported by Testcontainers for Go", m.Source.Type())
+			log.Printf("Mount type %s is not supported by Testcontainers for Go", mountTypeMapping[m.Source.Type()])
 		default:
 			// The provided source type has no custom options
 		}
diff --git a/docs/features/docker_compose.md b/docs/features/docker_compose.md
index 3958c9beb4..2ceef4a12e 100644
--- a/docs/features/docker_compose.md
+++ b/docs/features/docker_compose.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependent upon.
 ## Using `docker compose` directly
 
 !!!warning
-	The minimal version of Go required to use this module is **1.21**.
+	The minimal version of Go required to use this module is **1.26**.
 
 ```
 go get github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/compose
diff --git a/docs/system_requirements/ci/aws_codebuild.md b/docs/system_requirements/ci/aws_codebuild.md
index 0e4fede30b..960f0e733f 100644
--- a/docs/system_requirements/ci/aws_codebuild.md
+++ b/docs/system_requirements/ci/aws_codebuild.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ version: 0.2
 phases:
   install:
     runtime-versions:
-      golang: 1.25
+      golang: 1.26
   build:
     commands:
       - go test ./...
diff --git a/docs/system_requirements/ci/circle_ci.md b/docs/system_requirements/ci/circle_ci.md
index 8d27364b94..70c83a7926 100644
--- a/docs/system_requirements/ci/circle_ci.md
+++ b/docs/system_requirements/ci/circle_ci.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ workflows:
       - tests:
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              go-version: ["1.25.9", "1.26.2"]
+              go-version: ["1.26.8", "1.27.1"]
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/system_requirements/ci/concourse_ci.md b/docs/system_requirements/ci/concourse_ci.md
index adb6921cfa..7b1d7febe5 100644
--- a/docs/system_requirements/ci/concourse_ci.md
+++ b/docs/system_requirements/ci/concourse_ci.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
             start_docker
 
             cd repo
-            docker run -it --rm -v "$PWD:$PWD" -w "$PWD" -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock golang:1.25 go test ./...
+            docker run -it --rm -v "$PWD:$PWD" -w "$PWD" -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock golang:1.26 go test ./...
 ```
 
 Finally, you can use Concourse's [fly CLI](https://concourse-ci.org/fly.html) to set the pipeline and trigger the job:
diff --git a/docs/system_requirements/ci/dind_patterns.md b/docs/system_requirements/ci/dind_patterns.md
index 74245b07fc..cfdb3683b3 100644
--- a/docs/system_requirements/ci/dind_patterns.md
+++ b/docs/system_requirements/ci/dind_patterns.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $ tree .
 └── platform
     └── integration_test.go
 
-$ docker run -it --rm -v $PWD:$PWD -w $PWD -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock golang:1.25 go test ./... -v
+$ docker run -it --rm -v $PWD:$PWD -w $PWD -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock golang:1.26 go test ./... -v
 ```
 
 Where:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The same can be achieved with Docker Compose:
 
 ```yaml
 tests:
-  image: golang:1.25
+  image: golang:1.26
   stop_signal: SIGKILL
   stdin_open: true
   tty: true
diff --git a/docs/system_requirements/ci/gitlab_ci.md b/docs/system_requirements/ci/gitlab_ci.md
index cf4cd7319d..b70a3a5795 100644
--- a/docs/system_requirements/ci/gitlab_ci.md
+++ b/docs/system_requirements/ci/gitlab_ci.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ variables:
   DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
 
 test:
- image: golang:1.25
+ image: golang:1.26
  stage: test
  script: go test ./... -v
 ```
diff --git a/docs/system_requirements/ci/tekton.md b/docs/system_requirements/ci/tekton.md
index 266abe76d8..bc5e3803ea 100644
--- a/docs/system_requirements/ci/tekton.md
+++ b/docs/system_requirements/ci/tekton.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
     - name: source
   steps:
     - name: read
-      image: golang:1.25
+      image: golang:1.26
       workingDir: $(workspaces.source.path)
       script: go test ./... -v
       volumeMounts:
diff --git a/examples/nginx/go.mod b/examples/nginx/go.mod
index a6d9207c6c..4291bb2625 100644
--- a/examples/nginx/go.mod
+++ b/examples/nginx/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/examples/nginx
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a6c618424a..582ff29186 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.2
diff --git a/logconsumer_test.go b/logconsumer_test.go
index 4b2e872b96..3f5a4dbb8c 100644
--- a/logconsumer_test.go
+++ b/logconsumer_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (g *TestLogConsumer) Msgs() []string {
 func devNullAcceptorChan() chan string {
 	c := make(chan string)
 	go func(c <-chan string) {
-		for range c { //nolint:revive // do nothing, just pull off channel
+		for range c {
 		}
 	}(c)
 	return c
diff --git a/modulegen/go.mod b/modulegen/go.mod
index 6807187ee7..e7aae50258 100644
--- a/modulegen/go.mod
+++ b/modulegen/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modulegen
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2
diff --git a/modules/activemq/go.mod b/modules/activemq/go.mod
index 86533ae729..962ada7e79 100644
--- a/modules/activemq/go.mod
+++ b/modules/activemq/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/activemq
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/aerospike/go.mod b/modules/aerospike/go.mod
index 5e22fdfdce..24ec9f2d20 100644
--- a/modules/aerospike/go.mod
+++ b/modules/aerospike/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/aerospike
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-go/v8 v8.7.0
diff --git a/modules/arangodb/go.mod b/modules/arangodb/go.mod
index 174748095f..37d917256e 100644
--- a/modules/arangodb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/arangodb/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/arangodb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/arangodb/go-driver/v2 v2.3.1
diff --git a/modules/artemis/go.mod b/modules/artemis/go.mod
index cf19ab8023..31cbe7affa 100644
--- a/modules/artemis/go.mod
+++ b/modules/artemis/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/artemis
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-stomp/stomp/v3 v3.1.5
diff --git a/modules/azure/azurite/options.go b/modules/azure/azurite/options.go
index 1666894c7c..5cf58bae79 100644
--- a/modules/azure/azurite/options.go
+++ b/modules/azure/azurite/options.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Satisfy the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the Azurite container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/azure/eventhubs/options.go b/modules/azure/eventhubs/options.go
index 4fb95ffc77..a26ae9c6c6 100644
--- a/modules/azure/eventhubs/options.go
+++ b/modules/azure/eventhubs/options.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Satisfy the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the EventHubs container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/azure/go.mod b/modules/azure/go.mod
index 10f406ad36..c568152f17 100644
--- a/modules/azure/go.mod
+++ b/modules/azure/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/azure
 
-go 1.25.7
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.22.0
diff --git a/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/Dockerfile b/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/Dockerfile
index 9003b95f06..237d27e194 100644
--- a/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/Dockerfile
+++ b/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine@sha256:8e02eb337d9e0ea459e041f1ee5eece41cbb61f1d83e7d883a3e2fb4862063fa as builder
+FROM golang:1.26-alpine@sha256:8ac98ca534ac3f51e1f420a1dd2c15e74c75cfa0f23f3ad27eb5d7236c349a0c as builder
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 RUN mkdir -p dist
diff --git a/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/go.mod b/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/go.mod
index b9e9332189..2907dad066 100644
--- a/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/go.mod
+++ b/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module lowkeyvault_network_test
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.21.0
diff --git a/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/main.go b/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/main.go
index 7cd36857b7..43ec4bf1fa 100644
--- a/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/main.go
+++ b/modules/azure/lowkeyvault/testdata/main.go
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ import (
 func run() error {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	connUrl := os.Getenv("CONNECTION_URL")
-	log.Printf("Using Lowkey Vault endpoint: %s", connUrl)
-	tokenUrl := os.Getenv("IDENTITY_ENDPOINT")
-	log.Printf("Using token URL: %s", tokenUrl)
+	connURL := os.Getenv("CONNECTION_URL")
+	log.Printf("Using Lowkey Vault endpoint: %s", connURL)
+	tokenURL := os.Getenv("IDENTITY_ENDPOINT")
+	log.Printf("Using token URL: %s", tokenURL)
 
 	customTransport := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
 	customTransport.TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}
 	httpClient := http.Client{Transport: customTransport}
 
-	resp, err := httpClient.Get(tokenUrl + "?resource=" + connUrl)
+	resp, err := httpClient.Get(tokenURL + "?resource=" + connURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to get token from token URL %v", err)
 		return err
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func run() error {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to create credential: %v", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	secretClient, err := azsecrets.NewClient(connUrl,
+	secretClient, err := azsecrets.NewClient(connURL,
 		cred,
 		&azsecrets.ClientOptions{ClientOptions: struct {
 			APIVersion                      string
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func run() error {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to get the secret %v", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	fetchedValue := *fetched.Secret.Value
+	fetchedValue := *fetched.Value
 
 	fmt.Println(fetchedValue == secretValue)
 
diff --git a/modules/azure/servicebus/options.go b/modules/azure/servicebus/options.go
index f9396515b6..dc974d2a64 100644
--- a/modules/azure/servicebus/options.go
+++ b/modules/azure/servicebus/options.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Satisfy the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the ServiceBus container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/azurite/go.mod b/modules/azurite/go.mod
index ed7c3a23f0..9ebd6188eb 100644
--- a/modules/azurite/go.mod
+++ b/modules/azurite/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/azurite
 
-go 1.25.7
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/cassandra/go.mod b/modules/cassandra/go.mod
index c3c6e05785..28b4c931fc 100644
--- a/modules/cassandra/go.mod
+++ b/modules/cassandra/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/cassandra
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/gocql/gocql v1.6.0
diff --git a/modules/cassandra/options.go b/modules/cassandra/options.go
index 1c67c7560d..f289b2562e 100644
--- a/modules/cassandra/options.go
+++ b/modules/cassandra/options.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type options struct {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the Cassandra container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/chroma/go.mod b/modules/chroma/go.mod
index bbfee5deca..58c20ada3a 100644
--- a/modules/chroma/go.mod
+++ b/modules/chroma/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/chroma
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/amikos-tech/chroma-go v0.3.2
diff --git a/modules/clickhouse/go.mod b/modules/clickhouse/go.mod
index 2fe510a7cb..3d656b0fbc 100644
--- a/modules/clickhouse/go.mod
+++ b/modules/clickhouse/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/clickhouse
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-go/v2 v2.34.0
diff --git a/modules/cockroachdb/go.mod b/modules/cockroachdb/go.mod
index 1805fddf69..12aa6f694a 100644
--- a/modules/cockroachdb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/cockroachdb/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/cockroachdb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.9.2
diff --git a/modules/compose/go.mod b/modules/compose/go.mod
index be454977ae..e96f13748a 100644
--- a/modules/compose/go.mod
+++ b/modules/compose/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/compose
 
-go 1.25.9
+go 1.26.0
 
 replace github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go => ../..
 
diff --git a/modules/compose/testdata/echoserver.Dockerfile b/modules/compose/testdata/echoserver.Dockerfile
index 98a34199d9..79d54a8e0d 100644
--- a/modules/compose/testdata/echoserver.Dockerfile
+++ b/modules/compose/testdata/echoserver.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.24-alpine@sha256:fc2cff6625f3c1c92e6c85938ac5bd09034ad0d4bc2dfb08278020b68540dbb5
+FROM golang:1.26-alpine@sha256:8ac98ca534ac3f51e1f420a1dd2c15e74c75cfa0f23f3ad27eb5d7236c349a0c
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/modules/consul/go.mod b/modules/consul/go.mod
index ba37f5ef57..9dda75d868 100644
--- a/modules/consul/go.mod
+++ b/modules/consul/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/consul
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.27.0
diff --git a/modules/couchbase/go.mod b/modules/couchbase/go.mod
index 1f536a7a7a..5e501cca45 100644
--- a/modules/couchbase/go.mod
+++ b/modules/couchbase/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/couchbase
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0
diff --git a/modules/couchdb/go.mod b/modules/couchdb/go.mod
index 273d75cb22..6b9e358d29 100644
--- a/modules/couchdb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/couchdb/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/couchdb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/cratedb/go.mod b/modules/cratedb/go.mod
index 3d17332ce4..49053647a4 100644
--- a/modules/cratedb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/cratedb/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/cratedb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/databend/go.mod b/modules/databend/go.mod
index 19813d0d93..d41fe2d7b6 100644
--- a/modules/databend/go.mod
+++ b/modules/databend/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/databend
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/datafuselabs/databend-go v0.7.0
diff --git a/modules/dex/go.mod b/modules/dex/go.mod
index b484c830fa..97775ace13 100644
--- a/modules/dex/go.mod
+++ b/modules/dex/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/dex
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3 v3.18.0
diff --git a/modules/dind/go.mod b/modules/dind/go.mod
index 66ee24b192..bd390e55cf 100644
--- a/modules/dind/go.mod
+++ b/modules/dind/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/dind
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/moby/moby/api v1.56.0
diff --git a/modules/dockermcpgateway/go.mod b/modules/dockermcpgateway/go.mod
index 3fea9c3530..85c376af18 100644
--- a/modules/dockermcpgateway/go.mod
+++ b/modules/dockermcpgateway/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/dockermcpgateway
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/moby/moby/api v1.56.0
diff --git a/modules/dockermcpgateway/options.go b/modules/dockermcpgateway/options.go
index b9348f0601..7eca2578b4 100644
--- a/modules/dockermcpgateway/options.go
+++ b/modules/dockermcpgateway/options.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the DockerMCPGateway container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/dockermodelrunner/go.mod b/modules/dockermodelrunner/go.mod
index d594de7d40..51d7aa58c8 100644
--- a/modules/dockermodelrunner/go.mod
+++ b/modules/dockermodelrunner/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/dockermodelrunner
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/moby/moby/client v0.6.0
diff --git a/modules/dockermodelrunner/internal/sdk/client/pull.go b/modules/dockermodelrunner/internal/sdk/client/pull.go
index 26e7cf035c..cffb1a0852 100644
--- a/modules/dockermodelrunner/internal/sdk/client/pull.go
+++ b/modules/dockermodelrunner/internal/sdk/client/pull.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (c *Client) PullModel(ctx context.Context, fullyQualifiedModelName string)
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(resp.Body)
 	// TODO: use a progressbar instead of multiple line output.
 	for scanner.Scan() {
-		logger.Printf(scanner.Text())
+		logger.Printf("%s", scanner.Text())
 	}
 
 	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/dockermodelrunner/options.go b/modules/dockermodelrunner/options.go
index d5964ab487..5768095bd7 100644
--- a/modules/dockermodelrunner/options.go
+++ b/modules/dockermodelrunner/options.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the DockerModelRunner container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/dolt/go.mod b/modules/dolt/go.mod
index 586baa8158..3ff0194fe4 100644
--- a/modules/dolt/go.mod
+++ b/modules/dolt/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/dolt
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.7.1
diff --git a/modules/dynamodb/go.mod b/modules/dynamodb/go.mod
index c0e0fd8c19..9949b8a771 100644
--- a/modules/dynamodb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/dynamodb/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/dynamodb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.31.0
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/go.mod b/modules/elasticsearch/go.mod
index 806e89d9d8..cf6e4e6c48 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/go.mod
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/elasticsearch
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.12.1
diff --git a/modules/etcd/go.mod b/modules/etcd/go.mod
index e5d3cd530b..a2d365f544 100644
--- a/modules/etcd/go.mod
+++ b/modules/etcd/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/etcd
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0
diff --git a/modules/etcd/options.go b/modules/etcd/options.go
index 837b747955..096d57f003 100644
--- a/modules/etcd/options.go
+++ b/modules/etcd/options.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the Etcd container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/fakegcsserver/go.mod b/modules/fakegcsserver/go.mod
index 91625b845c..a27d7c84ac 100644
--- a/modules/fakegcsserver/go.mod
+++ b/modules/fakegcsserver/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/fakegcsserver
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/fakegcsserver/options.go b/modules/fakegcsserver/options.go
index 63d9d260cd..d6719ee9be 100644
--- a/modules/fakegcsserver/options.go
+++ b/modules/fakegcsserver/options.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Satisfy the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the FakeGCSServer container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/firebird/go.mod b/modules/firebird/go.mod
index 1be1ba2a77..d030b067f6 100644
--- a/modules/firebird/go.mod
+++ b/modules/firebird/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/firebird
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/forgejo/go.mod b/modules/forgejo/go.mod
index d9ec2dc902..7879850bd3 100644
--- a/modules/forgejo/go.mod
+++ b/modules/forgejo/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/forgejo
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/gcloud/go.mod b/modules/gcloud/go.mod
index 5339408ffe..ac3942f5fb 100644
--- a/modules/gcloud/go.mod
+++ b/modules/gcloud/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/gcloud
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/bigquery v1.72.0
diff --git a/modules/grafana-lgtm/go.mod b/modules/grafana-lgtm/go.mod
index 9aebceaeb8..74644ccc92 100644
--- a/modules/grafana-lgtm/go.mod
+++ b/modules/grafana-lgtm/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/grafana-lgtm
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/inbucket/go.mod b/modules/inbucket/go.mod
index 94a319447e..4eff66e55d 100644
--- a/modules/inbucket/go.mod
+++ b/modules/inbucket/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/inbucket
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/inbucket/inbucket v2.0.0+incompatible
diff --git a/modules/influxdb/go.mod b/modules/influxdb/go.mod
index 0af6a7d92a..667ab37051 100644
--- a/modules/influxdb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/influxdb/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/influxdb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2 v2.14.0
diff --git a/modules/k3s/go.mod b/modules/k3s/go.mod
index 1e73897d87..09e48a1866 100644
--- a/modules/k3s/go.mod
+++ b/modules/k3s/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/k3s
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/containerd/platforms v0.2.1
diff --git a/modules/k6/go.mod b/modules/k6/go.mod
index 584e339b57..5f46802c51 100644
--- a/modules/k6/go.mod
+++ b/modules/k6/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/k6
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/moby/moby/api v1.56.0
diff --git a/modules/kafka/go.mod b/modules/kafka/go.mod
index 37955426d7..66e4b411a6 100644
--- a/modules/kafka/go.mod
+++ b/modules/kafka/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/kafka
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/IBM/sarama v1.42.1
diff --git a/modules/kurrentdb/go.mod b/modules/kurrentdb/go.mod
index 9038d6b02b..b18a398fa5 100644
--- a/modules/kurrentdb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/kurrentdb/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/kurrentdb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/localstack/go.mod b/modules/localstack/go.mod
index b2f87daa08..c41c950dde 100644
--- a/modules/localstack/go.mod
+++ b/modules/localstack/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/localstack
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.50.31
diff --git a/modules/mailpit/go.mod b/modules/mailpit/go.mod
index d468fe38b7..70630e62c1 100644
--- a/modules/mailpit/go.mod
+++ b/modules/mailpit/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/mailpit
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/mariadb/go.mod b/modules/mariadb/go.mod
index 1075222c6d..e1b7e85926 100644
--- a/modules/mariadb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/mariadb/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/mariadb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.7.1
diff --git a/modules/meilisearch/go.mod b/modules/meilisearch/go.mod
index 04f6d9b8fc..724cc2c6fa 100644
--- a/modules/meilisearch/go.mod
+++ b/modules/meilisearch/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/meilisearch
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/memcached/go.mod b/modules/memcached/go.mod
index 583b2a3cf4..25dd13cda2 100644
--- a/modules/memcached/go.mod
+++ b/modules/memcached/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/memcached
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/bradfitz/gomemcache v0.0.0-20250403215159-8d39553ac7cf
diff --git a/modules/milvus/go.mod b/modules/milvus/go.mod
index b206250d83..04973f3d10 100644
--- a/modules/milvus/go.mod
+++ b/modules/milvus/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/milvus
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/milvus-io/milvus/client/v2 v2.6.0
diff --git a/modules/minio/go.mod b/modules/minio/go.mod
index a78a13ff36..39e96ec171 100644
--- a/modules/minio/go.mod
+++ b/modules/minio/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/minio
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.68
diff --git a/modules/mockserver/go.mod b/modules/mockserver/go.mod
index eadcadbe14..2405370400 100644
--- a/modules/mockserver/go.mod
+++ b/modules/mockserver/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/mockserver
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/BraspagDevelopers/mock-server-client v0.2.2
diff --git a/modules/mongodb/atlaslocal/options.go b/modules/mongodb/atlaslocal/options.go
index 3b6c92022e..d8e413f27f 100644
--- a/modules/mongodb/atlaslocal/options.go
+++ b/modules/mongodb/atlaslocal/options.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 type options struct {
 	username          string
diff --git a/modules/mongodb/go.mod b/modules/mongodb/go.mod
index 1fc03dab27..f2d8fffc2e 100644
--- a/modules/mongodb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/mongodb/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/mongodb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/mosquitto/go.mod b/modules/mosquitto/go.mod
index 658b6c5dab..b1c18f4113 100644
--- a/modules/mosquitto/go.mod
+++ b/modules/mosquitto/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/mosquitto
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/mssql/go.mod b/modules/mssql/go.mod
index 3320b65b2e..abcbbedddf 100644
--- a/modules/mssql/go.mod
+++ b/modules/mssql/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/mssql
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb v1.7.0
diff --git a/modules/mysql/go.mod b/modules/mysql/go.mod
index d9217d4669..86d9eeab0a 100644
--- a/modules/mysql/go.mod
+++ b/modules/mysql/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/mysql
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.7.1
diff --git a/modules/nats/go.mod b/modules/nats/go.mod
index 12a3b0f757..0a956e6d36 100644
--- a/modules/nats/go.mod
+++ b/modules/nats/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/nats
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.33.1
diff --git a/modules/nebulagraph/go.mod b/modules/nebulagraph/go.mod
index fa74fd5b71..7a0c8ab0e6 100644
--- a/modules/nebulagraph/go.mod
+++ b/modules/nebulagraph/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/nebulagraph
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/jolestar/go-commons-pool v2.0.0+incompatible
diff --git a/modules/neo4j/go.mod b/modules/neo4j/go.mod
index 239eedab51..4d7382cb7c 100644
--- a/modules/neo4j/go.mod
+++ b/modules/neo4j/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/neo4j
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/moby/moby/api v1.56.0
diff --git a/modules/nginx/go.mod b/modules/nginx/go.mod
index 3629110691..af46b7c23b 100644
--- a/modules/nginx/go.mod
+++ b/modules/nginx/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/nginx
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/ollama/go.mod b/modules/ollama/go.mod
index eda1914792..937daaafae 100644
--- a/modules/ollama/go.mod
+++ b/modules/ollama/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/ollama
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0
diff --git a/modules/openfga/go.mod b/modules/openfga/go.mod
index 118e5f9af7..5be12d7c78 100644
--- a/modules/openfga/go.mod
+++ b/modules/openfga/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/openfga
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/openfga/go-sdk v0.3.5
diff --git a/modules/openfga/openfga.go b/modules/openfga/openfga.go
index c49770fbaa..f35393271e 100644
--- a/modules/openfga/openfga.go
+++ b/modules/openfga/openfga.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, img string, opts ...testcontainers.ContainerCustom
 					return false
 				}
 
-				return (strings.Contains(string(bs), "SERVING"))
+				return strings.Contains(string(bs), "SERVING")
 			}),
 		),
 	)
diff --git a/modules/openldap/go.mod b/modules/openldap/go.mod
index 8c0ca6a90c..228f9a384c 100644
--- a/modules/openldap/go.mod
+++ b/modules/openldap/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/openldap
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3 v3.4.6
diff --git a/modules/opensearch/go.mod b/modules/opensearch/go.mod
index 6f4d47fb97..3e772c36a6 100644
--- a/modules/opensearch/go.mod
+++ b/modules/opensearch/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/opensearch
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0
diff --git a/modules/orientdb/go.mod b/modules/orientdb/go.mod
index 0b949c2a22..509c2825e3 100644
--- a/modules/orientdb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/orientdb/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/orientdb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/papercutsmtp/go.mod b/modules/papercutsmtp/go.mod
index c7a3461125..3abc3c8005 100644
--- a/modules/papercutsmtp/go.mod
+++ b/modules/papercutsmtp/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/papercutsmtp
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/pinecone/go.mod b/modules/pinecone/go.mod
index 695a522744..8c607bee0d 100644
--- a/modules/pinecone/go.mod
+++ b/modules/pinecone/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/pinecone
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v2 v2.2.0
diff --git a/modules/postgres/go.mod b/modules/postgres/go.mod
index 5674b302cb..2556c1a55a 100644
--- a/modules/postgres/go.mod
+++ b/modules/postgres/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/postgres
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.9.2
diff --git a/modules/postgres/options.go b/modules/postgres/options.go
index 64d56cbdbb..10e2c9670c 100644
--- a/modules/postgres/options.go
+++ b/modules/postgres/options.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the Postgres container.
 type Option func(*options)
diff --git a/modules/presto/go.mod b/modules/presto/go.mod
index 2eb0b0d39e..1b08dd7ee6 100644
--- a/modules/presto/go.mod
+++ b/modules/presto/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/presto
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/pulsar/go.mod b/modules/pulsar/go.mod
index bd51b9c0d8..b970ed203f 100644
--- a/modules/pulsar/go.mod
+++ b/modules/pulsar/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/pulsar
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/apache/pulsar-client-go v0.14.0
diff --git a/modules/qdrant/go.mod b/modules/qdrant/go.mod
index 176e27e46d..dce8d49d96 100644
--- a/modules/qdrant/go.mod
+++ b/modules/qdrant/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/qdrant
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/qdrant/go-client v1.7.0
diff --git a/modules/questdb/go.mod b/modules/questdb/go.mod
index 5c83f1d0ba..5b744703b6 100644
--- a/modules/questdb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/questdb/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/questdb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/rabbitmq/go.mod b/modules/rabbitmq/go.mod
index cab554e273..447a2b0c83 100644
--- a/modules/rabbitmq/go.mod
+++ b/modules/rabbitmq/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/rabbitmq
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go v1.13.0
diff --git a/modules/ravendb/go.mod b/modules/ravendb/go.mod
index 450f4e6933..64c7cef37c 100644
--- a/modules/ravendb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/ravendb/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/ravendb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/redis/go.mod b/modules/redis/go.mod
index dc4d925c84..feb409bbf1 100644
--- a/modules/redis/go.mod
+++ b/modules/redis/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/redis
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
diff --git a/modules/redis/options.go b/modules/redis/options.go
index 83af997bb4..61153af1c6 100644
--- a/modules/redis/options.go
+++ b/modules/redis/options.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type options struct {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the Redis container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/redpanda/go.mod b/modules/redpanda/go.mod
index 16f3ce4bdb..ec648e341a 100644
--- a/modules/redpanda/go.mod
+++ b/modules/redpanda/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/redpanda
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/moby/moby/api v1.56.0
diff --git a/modules/redpanda/options.go b/modules/redpanda/options.go
index 720e09c2fd..2d73f4f2fc 100644
--- a/modules/redpanda/options.go
+++ b/modules/redpanda/options.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the Redpanda container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/registry/go.mod b/modules/registry/go.mod
index 7aa69bf3ae..a7043d9cc0 100644
--- a/modules/registry/go.mod
+++ b/modules/registry/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/registry
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/containerd/platforms v0.2.1
diff --git a/modules/s3mock/go.mod b/modules/s3mock/go.mod
index 213483847e..4fc59c2109 100644
--- a/modules/s3mock/go.mod
+++ b/modules/s3mock/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/s3mock
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.42.1
diff --git a/modules/scylladb/go.mod b/modules/scylladb/go.mod
index d52f096abb..0758a9fb9b 100644
--- a/modules/scylladb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/scylladb/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/scylladb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.42.1
diff --git a/modules/sftp/go.mod b/modules/sftp/go.mod
index c30bb98bb9..723297d27c 100644
--- a/modules/sftp/go.mod
+++ b/modules/sftp/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/sftp
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/sftp/options.go b/modules/sftp/options.go
index 87e64aca2b..ab5f89fbcd 100644
--- a/modules/sftp/options.go
+++ b/modules/sftp/options.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func defaultOptions() *options {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the SFTP container.
 type Option func(*options)
diff --git a/modules/socat/go.mod b/modules/socat/go.mod
index 7adcb19357..22d45a8d8c 100644
--- a/modules/socat/go.mod
+++ b/modules/socat/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/socat
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/socat/options.go b/modules/socat/options.go
index 88a08e7adb..a49ff5b442 100644
--- a/modules/socat/options.go
+++ b/modules/socat/options.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the Socat container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/solace/go.mod b/modules/solace/go.mod
index 9e697e99f7..074342a168 100644
--- a/modules/solace/go.mod
+++ b/modules/solace/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/solace
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0
diff --git a/modules/solace/options.go b/modules/solace/options.go
index 00823485bf..121ed2aac9 100644
--- a/modules/solace/options.go
+++ b/modules/solace/options.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the Solace container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/solr/go.mod b/modules/solr/go.mod
index b2c8af0e98..6215b06e95 100644
--- a/modules/solr/go.mod
+++ b/modules/solr/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/solr
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/surrealdb/go.mod b/modules/surrealdb/go.mod
index 72e70c333d..38cb49263b 100644
--- a/modules/surrealdb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/surrealdb/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/surrealdb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/tidb/go.mod b/modules/tidb/go.mod
index 701acc8141..bf312ade66 100644
--- a/modules/tidb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/tidb/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/tidb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.7.1
diff --git a/modules/timeplus/go.mod b/modules/timeplus/go.mod
index 22950e835b..8b524568d7 100644
--- a/modules/timeplus/go.mod
+++ b/modules/timeplus/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/timeplus
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/toxiproxy/go.mod b/modules/toxiproxy/go.mod
index 1a2c5e6cf8..2288a60e7a 100644
--- a/modules/toxiproxy/go.mod
+++ b/modules/toxiproxy/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/toxiproxy
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/v2 v2.12.0
diff --git a/modules/toxiproxy/options.go b/modules/toxiproxy/options.go
index 6b3d1db534..1d15c78fc3 100644
--- a/modules/toxiproxy/options.go
+++ b/modules/toxiproxy/options.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the Toxiproxy container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/trino/go.mod b/modules/trino/go.mod
index 21df3d9334..e105e811a0 100644
--- a/modules/trino/go.mod
+++ b/modules/trino/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/trino
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/typesense/go.mod b/modules/typesense/go.mod
index 2e4acd41aa..8f04a479e3 100644
--- a/modules/typesense/go.mod
+++ b/modules/typesense/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/typesense
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/valkey/go.mod b/modules/valkey/go.mod
index dcc563f28a..916077ce34 100644
--- a/modules/valkey/go.mod
+++ b/modules/valkey/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/valkey
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
diff --git a/modules/valkey/options.go b/modules/valkey/options.go
index 639520e8ce..9f3596bcd5 100644
--- a/modules/valkey/options.go
+++ b/modules/valkey/options.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type options struct {
 }
 
 // Compiler check to ensure that Option implements the testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer interface.
-var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = (Option)(nil)
+var _ testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer = Option(nil)
 
 // Option is an option for the Valkey container.
 type Option func(*options) error
diff --git a/modules/vault/go.mod b/modules/vault/go.mod
index 6e0ef04e96..b3a0074509 100644
--- a/modules/vault/go.mod
+++ b/modules/vault/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/vault
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/vault-client-go v0.4.3
diff --git a/modules/vearch/go.mod b/modules/vearch/go.mod
index 7ba60642ad..2703cf8400 100644
--- a/modules/vearch/go.mod
+++ b/modules/vearch/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/vearch
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/moby/moby/api v1.56.0
diff --git a/modules/weaviate/go.mod b/modules/weaviate/go.mod
index 4d7921713f..6174643307 100644
--- a/modules/weaviate/go.mod
+++ b/modules/weaviate/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/weaviate
 
-go 1.26
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/modules/yugabytedb/go.mod b/modules/yugabytedb/go.mod
index 4a3370520d..eaa1845971 100644
--- a/modules/yugabytedb/go.mod
+++ b/modules/yugabytedb/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/yugabytedb
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9
diff --git a/scripts/bump-go.sh b/scripts/bump-go.sh
index 5d1c785f7d..82ee936351 100755
--- a/scripts/bump-go.sh
+++ b/scripts/bump-go.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This script is used to bump the version of Go in Testcontainers for Go,
-# modifying the following files:
-# - go.mod in the core module and submodules.
-# - Markdown files explaining how to use Testcontainers for Go in the different CI systems.
-# - Github action workflows using a test matrix to test Testcontainers for Go in different versions of Go.
-# - Templates for the module generator.
-# - Devcontainer file for VSCode.
+# Bumps the minimal Go version (major.minor) across the project:
+# - go.mod files: "go" and "toolchain" directives.
+# - CI docs (docs/system_requirements/ci), workflows matrix, test Dockerfiles, devcontainer, AI.md.
 #
-# By default, it will be run in dry-run mode, which will print the commands that would be executed, without actually
-# executing them.
+# Derived automatically: current version (root go.mod), next minor, latest patch releases
+# (Go module proxy; override with GO_PATCH / GO_NEXT_PATCH) and the golang:X.Y-alpine digest
+# (docker; override with GOLANG_IMAGE_DIGEST).
 #
-# Usage: ./scripts/bump-go.sh "1.20"
+# Dry-run by default, printing the commands:   ./scripts/bump-go.sh "1.26"
+# Apply the changes:                            DRY_RUN="false" ./scripts/bump-go.sh "1.26"
 #
-# It's possible to run the script without dry-run mode actually executing the commands.
-#
-# Usage: DRY_RUN="false" ./scripts/bump-go.sh "1.20"
+# Afterwards: run "make tidy-all", check golangci-lint supports the new Go version
+# (commons-test.mk, .github/workflows/ci-lint-go.yml) and review Go checks in ci-test-go.yml.
+
+set -euo pipefail
 
 readonly CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 readonly DRY_RUN="${DRY_RUN:-true}"
@@ -24,110 +23,201 @@ readonly GO_MOD_FILE="${ROOT_DIR}/go.mod"
 readonly DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE_PREFIX="go:"
 
 function main() {
+  local goVersion="${1:-}"
+  if [[ ! "${goVersion}" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <major.minor>  (e.g. $0 1.26)" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
   echo "Updating Go version:"
 
   local currentGoVersion="$(extractCurrentVersion)"
+  local currentMajorMinor="$(echo "${currentGoVersion}" | grep -oE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')"
   echo " - Current: ${currentGoVersion}"
-  local escapedCurrentGoVersion="$(echo "${currentGoVersion}" | sed 's/\./\\./g')"
 
-  local goVersion="${1}"
-  local escapedGoVersion="$(echo "${goVersion}" | sed 's/\./\\./g')"
+  local nextGoVersion="${goVersion%.*}.$(( ${goVersion#*.} + 1 ))"
   echo " - New: ${goVersion}"
+  echo " - Next: ${nextGoVersion}"
+
+  local goPatch="${GO_PATCH:-$(latestPatch "${goVersion}")}"
+  local goNextPatch="${GO_NEXT_PATCH:-$(latestPatch "${nextGoVersion}")}"
+  echo " - Latest patch releases: ${goPatch}, ${goNextPatch}"
+
+  local imageDigest="${GOLANG_IMAGE_DIGEST:-$(golangImageDigest "${goVersion}")}"
+  echo " - golang:${goVersion}-alpine digest: ${imageDigest:-<not resolved, keeping the existing one>}"
+
+  # all the files but go.mod reference the major.minor version, so the patterns use it
+  local escapedCurrentGoVersion="$(escape "${currentMajorMinor}")"
+  local escapedGoVersion="$(escape "${goVersion}")"
 
   # bump mod files in all the modules
   for modFile in $(find "${ROOT_DIR}" -name "go.mod" -not -path "${ROOT_DIR}/vendor/*" -not -path "${ROOT_DIR}/.git/*"); do
-    bumpModFile "${modFile}" "${escapedCurrentGoVersion}" "${escapedGoVersion}"
+    bumpModFile "${modFile}" "${escapedCurrentGoVersion}" "${goVersion}" "${goPatch}"
   done
 
   # bump markdown files
-  for f in $(find "${ROOT_DIR}" -name "*.md"); do
-    bumpGolangDockerImages "${f}" "${escapedCurrentGoVersion}" "${escapedGoVersion}"
+  for f in $(find "${ROOT_DIR}" -name "*.md" -not -path "${ROOT_DIR}/.git/*"); do
+    bumpGolangDockerImages "${f}" "${escapedCurrentGoVersion}" "${goVersion}" "${goPatch}" "${goNextPatch}"
   done
 
   # bump github action workflows
   for f in $(find "${ROOT_DIR}/.github/workflows" -name "*.yml"); do
-    bumpCIMatrix "${f}" "${escapedCurrentGoVersion}" "${escapedGoVersion}"
+    bumpCIMatrix "${f}" "${escapedCurrentGoVersion}" "${escapedGoVersion}" "${goVersion}" "${nextGoVersion}"
+  done
+
+  # bump Dockerfiles used in tests
+  for f in $(find "${ROOT_DIR}" \( -name "Dockerfile" -o -name "*.Dockerfile" \) -not -path "${ROOT_DIR}/.git/*"); do
+    bumpTestDockerfile "${f}" "${goVersion}" "${imageDigest}"
   done
 
   # bump devcontainer file
-  bumpDevcontainer "${ROOT_DIR}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json" "${escapedCurrentGoVersion}" "${escapedGoVersion}"
+  bumpDevcontainer "${ROOT_DIR}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json" "${escapedCurrentGoVersion}" "${goVersion}"
+
+  # bump the contributors guide for AI agents
+  bumpAIGuide "${ROOT_DIR}/AI.md" "${escapedCurrentGoVersion}" "${goPatch}"
+
+  echo ""
+  echo "Done. Please run 'make tidy-all', and verify the golangci-lint version supports Go ${goVersion}."
 }
 
-# it will replace the 'go-version: [${oldGoVersion}, 1.x]' with 'go-version: [${newGoVersion}, 1.x]' in the given file
-function bumpCIMatrix() {
+# escapes the dots of a version so it can be used in a sed regular expression.
+function escape() {
+  echo "${1}" | sed 's/\./\\./g'
+}
+
+# runs the given sed expression in-place on the given file, or prints it in dry-run mode.
+function replace() {
   local file="${1}"
-  local oldGoVersion="${2}"
-  local newGoVersion="${3}"
+  shift
+
+  if [[ ! -f "${file}" ]]; then
+    return
+  fi
 
   if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" == "true" ]]; then
-    echo "sed \"s/go-version: \[${oldGoVersion}/go-version: \[${newGoVersion}/g\" ${file} > ${file}.tmp"
-    echo "sed \"s/go-version: \\"${oldGoVersion}.x\"/go-version: \\"${newGoVersion}.x\"/g\" ${file}.tmp > ${file}.tmp"
-    echo "sed \"s/go-version == '\"${oldGoVersion}\.x\"'/go-version == '\"${newGoVersion}\.x\"'/g\" ${file}.tmp > ${file}.tmp"
-    echo "mv ${file}.tmp ${file}"
+    local expr
+    for expr in "$@"; do
+      echo "sed -E \"${expr}\" ${file} > ${file}.tmp && mv ${file}.tmp ${file}"
+    done
   else
-    sed "s/go-version: \[${oldGoVersion}/go-version: \[${newGoVersion}/g" ${file} > ${file}.tmp
-    mv ${file}.tmp ${file}
-    sed "s/go-version: \"${oldGoVersion}\.x\"/go-version: \"${newGoVersion}\.x\"/g" ${file} > ${file}.tmp
-    mv ${file}.tmp ${file}
-    sed "s/go-version == '\"${oldGoVersion}\.x\"'/go-version == '\"${newGoVersion}\.x\"'/g" ${file} > ${file}.tmp
-    mv ${file}.tmp ${file}
+    local expr
+    for expr in "$@"; do
+      sed -E "${expr}" "${file}" > "${file}.tmp"
+      mv "${file}.tmp" "${file}"
+    done
   fi
 }
 
-# it will replace the 'go:0-${oldGoVersion}-bullseye' with 'go:0-${newGoVersion}-bullseye' in the given file
+# it will replace the 'go-version: [${oldGoVersion}.x, ${newGoVersion}.x]' with
+# 'go-version: [${newGoVersion}.x, ${nextGoVersion}.x]' in the given file,
+# and the references to the lowest version in the matrix, used to decide if Sonar must be run.
+function bumpCIMatrix() {
+  local file="${1}"
+  local oldGoVersion="${2}"
+  local escapedNewGoVersion="${3}"
+  local newGoVersion="${4}"
+  local nextGoVersion="${5}"
+
+  replace "${file}" \
+    "s/go-version: \[${oldGoVersion}\.x, ${escapedNewGoVersion}\.x\]/go-version: [${newGoVersion}.x, ${nextGoVersion}.x]/g" \
+    "s/go-version: \[${oldGoVersion}\.x, 1\.x\]/go-version: [${newGoVersion}.x, 1.x]/g" \
+    "s/go-version: \"${oldGoVersion}\.x\"/go-version: \"${newGoVersion}.x\"/g" \
+    "s/\"${oldGoVersion}\.x\" ==/\"${newGoVersion}.x\" ==/g" \
+    "s/go-version == '\"${oldGoVersion}\.x\"'/go-version == '\"${newGoVersion}.x\"'/g"
+}
+
+# it will replace the 'go:${oldGoVersion}-trixie' with 'go:${newGoVersion}-trixie' in the given file
 function bumpDevcontainer() {
   local file="${1}"
   local oldGoVersion="${2}"
   local newGoVersion="${3}"
 
-  if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" == "true" ]]; then
-    echo "sed \"s/${DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE_PREFIX}${oldGoVersion}/${DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE_PREFIX}${newGoVersion}/g\" ${file} > ${file}.tmp"
-    echo "mv ${file}.tmp ${file}"
-  else
-    sed "s/${DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE_PREFIX}${oldGoVersion}/${DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE_PREFIX}${newGoVersion}/g" ${file} > ${file}.tmp
-    mv ${file}.tmp ${file}
-  fi
+  replace "${file}" "s/${DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE_PREFIX}${oldGoVersion}-/${DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE_PREFIX}${newGoVersion}-/g"
 }
 
-# it will replace the 'golang:${oldGoVersion}' with 'golang:${newGoVersion}' in the given file
+# it will replace the 'golang:${oldGoVersion}' with 'golang:${newGoVersion}' in the given file,
+# plus the YAML variants used by the different CI systems, and the explicit patch versions used by CircleCI.
 function bumpGolangDockerImages() {
   local file="${1}"
   local oldGoVersion="${2}"
   local newGoVersion="${3}"
+  local goPatch="${4}"
+  local goNextPatch="${5}"
+
+  replace "${file}" \
+    "s/golang:${oldGoVersion}([^0-9.]|$)/golang:${newGoVersion}\1/g" \
+    "s/golang: ${oldGoVersion}([^0-9.]|$)/golang: ${newGoVersion}\1/g" \
+    "s/- \"${oldGoVersion}\"/- \"${newGoVersion}\"/g" \
+    "s/(minimal version of Go required to use this module is )\*\*[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\*\*/\1**${newGoVersion}**/g" \
+    "s/\[\"${oldGoVersion}\.[0-9]+\", \"[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\"\]/[\"${goPatch}\", \"${goNextPatch}\"]/g"
+}
 
-  if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" == "true" ]]; then
-    echo "sed \"s/golang:${oldGoVersion}/golang:${newGoVersion}/g\" ${file} > ${file}.tmp"
-    echo "sed \"s/golang: ${oldGoVersion}/golang: ${newGoVersion}/g\" ${file}.tmp > ${file}.tmp"
-    echo "sed \"s/- \\"${oldGoVersion}\\"/- \\"${newGoVersion}\\"/g\" ${file}.tmp > ${file}.tmp"
-    echo "mv ${file}.tmp ${file}"
+# it will replace the 'golang:X.Y-alpine@sha256:...' with 'golang:${newGoVersion}-alpine@sha256:${digest}' in the given file.
+# If the digest could not be resolved, only the tag is updated and the digest must be refreshed manually.
+function bumpTestDockerfile() {
+  local file="${1}"
+  local newGoVersion="${2}"
+  local digest="${3}"
+
+  if ! grep -qE "^FROM golang:[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-alpine" "${file}"; then
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -n "${digest}" ]]; then
+    replace "${file}" "s/^FROM golang:[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-alpine@sha256:[0-9a-f]+/FROM golang:${newGoVersion}-alpine@${digest}/"
   else
-    sed "s/golang:${oldGoVersion}/golang:${newGoVersion}/g" ${file} > ${file}.tmp
-    mv ${file}.tmp ${file}
-    sed "s/golang: ${oldGoVersion}/golang: ${newGoVersion}/g" ${file} > ${file}.tmp
-    mv ${file}.tmp ${file}
-    sed "s/- \"${oldGoVersion}\"/- \"${newGoVersion}\"/g" ${file} > ${file}.tmp
-    mv ${file}.tmp ${file}
+    echo "WARN: could not resolve the digest for golang:${newGoVersion}-alpine, please update it manually in ${file}" >&2
+    replace "${file}" "s/^FROM golang:[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-alpine/FROM golang:${newGoVersion}-alpine/"
   fi
 }
 
-# it will replace the 'go ${oldGoVersion}' with 'go ${newGoVersion}' in the given go.mod file
+# it will replace the 'go ${oldGoVersion}[.N]' with 'go ${newGoVersion}.0' and the 'toolchain go${oldGoVersion}.N'
+# with 'toolchain go${goPatch}' in the given go.mod file, where oldGoVersion is major.minor. Submodules pinned to
+# a patch release of the old version (e.g. 'go 1.25.7') are bumped as well.
 function bumpModFile() {
   local goModFile="${1}"
   local oldGoVersion="${2}"
   local newGoVersion="${3}"
+  local goPatch="${4}"
 
-  if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" == "true" ]]; then
-    echo "sed \"s/^go ${oldGoVersion}/go ${newGoVersion}/g\" ${goModFile} > ${goModFile}.tmp"
-    echo "mv ${goModFile}.tmp ${goModFile}"
-  else
-    sed "s/^go ${oldGoVersion}/go ${newGoVersion}/g" ${goModFile} > ${goModFile}.tmp
-    mv ${goModFile}.tmp ${goModFile}
-  fi
+  replace "${goModFile}" \
+    "s/^go ${oldGoVersion}(\.[0-9]+)?$/go ${newGoVersion}.0/" \
+    "s/^toolchain go${oldGoVersion}\.[0-9]+$/toolchain go${goPatch}/"
+}
+
+# it will replace the Go version used by the contributors in the AI guide, in the form 'Go 1.25.9' or 'gvm 1.25.9'.
+function bumpAIGuide() {
+  local file="${1}"
+  local oldGoVersion="${2}"
+  local goPatch="${3}"
+
+  replace "${file}" "s/(Go|gvm) ${oldGoVersion}\.[0-9]+/\1 ${goPatch}/g"
 }
 
-# This function reads the reaper.go file and extracts the current version.
+# This function reads the root go.mod file and extracts the current version.
 function extractCurrentVersion() {
-  cat "${GO_MOD_FILE}" | grep '^go .*' | sed 's/^go //g' | head -n 1
+  grep '^go .*' "${GO_MOD_FILE}" | sed 's/^go //g' | head -n 1
+}
+
+# This function returns the latest patch release of the given major.minor Go version, using the Go module proxy.
+function latestPatch() {
+  local majorMinor="${1}"
+
+  local latest
+  latest="$(go list -m -versions go 2>/dev/null | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -E "^${majorMinor//./\\.}\.[0-9]+$" | tail -n 1 || true)"
+  if [[ -z "${latest}" ]]; then
+    echo "WARN: could not resolve the latest patch release of Go ${majorMinor}, using ${majorMinor}.0" >&2
+    latest="${majorMinor}.0"
+  fi
+
+  echo "${latest}"
+}
+
+# This function returns the digest of the golang:X.Y-alpine multi-platform image, using docker.
+function golangImageDigest() {
+  local majorMinor="${1}"
+
+  docker buildx imagetools inspect "golang:${majorMinor}-alpine" 2>/dev/null | grep -m1 '^Digest:' | awk '{print $2}' || true
 }
 
 main "$@"
diff --git a/testdata/args.Dockerfile b/testdata/args.Dockerfile
index 2fd0969586..61cc426a4c 100644
--- a/testdata/args.Dockerfile
+++ b/testdata/args.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.24-alpine@sha256:fc2cff6625f3c1c92e6c85938ac5bd09034ad0d4bc2dfb08278020b68540dbb5
+FROM golang:1.26-alpine@sha256:8ac98ca534ac3f51e1f420a1dd2c15e74c75cfa0f23f3ad27eb5d7236c349a0c
 
 ARG FOO
 
diff --git a/testdata/echoserver.Dockerfile b/testdata/echoserver.Dockerfile
index 98a34199d9..79d54a8e0d 100644
--- a/testdata/echoserver.Dockerfile
+++ b/testdata/echoserver.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.24-alpine@sha256:fc2cff6625f3c1c92e6c85938ac5bd09034ad0d4bc2dfb08278020b68540dbb5
+FROM golang:1.26-alpine@sha256:8ac98ca534ac3f51e1f420a1dd2c15e74c75cfa0f23f3ad27eb5d7236c349a0c
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/usage-metrics/go.mod b/usage-metrics/go.mod
index f39262ac93..c791d43389 100644
--- a/usage-metrics/go.mod
+++ b/usage-metrics/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/usage-metrics
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8
diff --git a/wait/http.go b/wait/http.go
index 95208290c8..28a1a71712 100644
--- a/wait/http.go
+++ b/wait/http.go
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ func (ws *HTTPStrategy) WaitUntilReady(ctx context.Context, target StrategyTarge
 		DialContext: (&net.Dialer{
 			Timeout:   time.Second,
 			KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
-			DualStack: true,
 		}).DialContext,
 		ForceAttemptHTTP2:     true,
 		MaxIdleConns:          100,
diff --git a/wait/log_test.go b/wait/log_test.go
index 9dbe192227..00c3193f03 100644
--- a/wait/log_test.go
+++ b/wait/log_test.go
@@ -272,5 +272,5 @@ func TestWaitForLogFailsDueToUnexpectedContainerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 // readCloser returns an io.ReadCloser that reads from s.
 func readCloser(s string) io.ReadCloser {
-	return io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader((s)))
+	return io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(s))
 }
diff --git a/wait/testdata/http/Dockerfile b/wait/testdata/http/Dockerfile
index a06e74b2b3..882a3d8af6 100644
--- a/wait/testdata/http/Dockerfile
+++ b/wait/testdata/http/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine@sha256:8e02eb337d9e0ea459e041f1ee5eece41cbb61f1d83e7d883a3e2fb4862063fa as builder
+FROM golang:1.26-alpine@sha256:8ac98ca534ac3f51e1f420a1dd2c15e74c75cfa0f23f3ad27eb5d7236c349a0c as builder
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 RUN mkdir -p dist
diff --git a/wait/testdata/http/go.mod b/wait/testdata/http/go.mod
index 221e4fc414..11c8e5918d 100644
--- a/wait/testdata/http/go.mod
+++ b/wait/testdata/http/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module httptest
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.9
+toolchain go1.26.8