diff --git a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
index 51f05273..f0ab004e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: ['1.24', '1.25']
+        go-version: ['1.25', '1.26']
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Warewulf
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50a4bc72..79d37cca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Error handling for /newroot mount during single-stage boot
 - Bugfix for command-line arguments during single-stage image unpacking
 - Fix path traversal vulnerability (CWE-23) by validating overlay names in `overlay.Get()` and `overlay.Create()`
-- Upgrade golang version to 1.24 to resolve stdlib CVEs (CVE-2025-4673, CVE-2025-58187, CVE-2025-61723, CVE-2025-58188, CVE-2025-61725, CVE-2025-61726, CVE-2025-47907, CVE-2025-58189, CVE-2025-47906, CVE-2025-58186, CVE-2025-61727, CVE-2025-61724, CVE-2025-58185, CVE-2025-47912, CVE-2025-61729, CVE-2025-0913, CVE-2025-22873, CVE-2024-45336, CVE-2024-45341, CVE-2025-58183, CVE-2025-68121, CVE-2025-61730)
+- Upgrade golang version to 1.25 to resolve stdlib CVEs (CVE-2025-4673, CVE-2025-58187, CVE-2025-61723, CVE-2025-58188, CVE-2025-61725, CVE-2025-61726, CVE-2025-47907, CVE-2025-58189, CVE-2025-47906, CVE-2025-58186, CVE-2025-61727, CVE-2025-61724, CVE-2025-58185, CVE-2025-47912, CVE-2025-61729, CVE-2025-0913, CVE-2025-22873, CVE-2024-45336, CVE-2024-45341, CVE-2025-58183, CVE-2025-68121, CVE-2025-61730)
 
 ### Dependencies
 
 - Bump golang.org/x/term from 0.28.0 to 0.40.0 #2037
-- Bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.29.0 to 0.41.0 #2036
+- Bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.29.0 to 0.42.0 #2036
 - Bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.31.0 to 0.48.0
 - Bump golang.org/x/net from 0.33.0 to 0.49.0 #1819
 - Bump github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 from 2.26.1 to 2.28.0 #2032
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c30ee8d1..7fc229ce 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM opensuse/tumbleweed:latest AS builder
 
-RUN zypper  -n install --no-recommends git go1.24 unzip &&\
+RUN zypper  -n install --no-recommends git go1.25 unzip &&\
   zypper -n install -t pattern devel_basis
 
 # now build the warewulf
diff --git a/LICENSE_DEPENDENCIES.md b/LICENSE_DEPENDENCIES.md
index 49d13ce4..5b7496c9 100644
--- a/LICENSE_DEPENDENCIES.md
+++ b/LICENSE_DEPENDENCIES.md
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ The dependencies and their licenses are as follows:
 
 **License:** BSD-3-Clause
 
-**License URL:** <https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/sys/+/v0.41.0:LICENSE>
+**License URL:** <https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/sys/+/v0.42.0:LICENSE>
 
 ## golang.org/x/term
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cb14b9d2..83dafa34 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/warewulf/warewulf
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.6
+go 1.25.0
 
 require (
 	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.2
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/swaggest/usecase v1.3.1
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241217172543-b2144cdd0a67
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0
 	golang.org/x/term v0.40.0
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260209200024-4cfbd4190f57
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 52767ca7..d933abe7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 h1:Ivj+2Cp/ylzLiEU89QhWblYnOE9zerudt9Ftecq2C6k=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 h1:omrd2nAlyT5ESRdCLYdm3+fMfNFE/+Rf4bDIQImRJeo=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
 golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240228155512-f48c80bd79b2/go.mod h1:TeRTkGYfJXctD9OcfyVLyj2J3IxLnKwHJR8f4D8a3YE=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=