diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 34318148..dce443e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ swift/message_contents
 swift/mls
 swift/mls_validation
 docs/plans
+.omx/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e41f987c..0f6b7d7c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # BUILD IMAGE --------------------------------------------------------
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.26-alpine AS builder
 
 # Get build tools and required header files
 RUN apk add --no-cache build-base
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4124e39d..11667748 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Many applications will have different needs for push notifications (different de
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-1. Go 1.20
+1. Go 1.26
 2. Docker and Docker Compose
 
 ## Local Setup
diff --git a/dev/docker/devcontainer.Dockerfile b/dev/docker/devcontainer.Dockerfile
index d93348bc..c4ab79da 100644
--- a/dev/docker/devcontainer.Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/docker/devcontainer.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.25
+FROM golang:1.26
 
 # Install golangci-lint
 RUN curl -sSfL https://golangci-lint.run/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v2.1.6
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 76a2e71f..124bf1f0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/xmtp/example-notification-server-go
 
-go 1.25
+go 1.26
 
 require (
 	connectrpc.com/connect v1.19.1