diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index b45fe31064..dd43a143f0 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.25.5
+1.26.1
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index f2a7ab3f0a..f8a77daf16 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -125,6 +125,20 @@ linters:
           disabled: true
         - name: unused-receiver
           disabled: true
+        - name: package-directory-mismatch
+          disabled: true
+        - name: enforce-switch-style
+          disabled: true
+        - name: use-waitgroup-go
+          disabled: true
+        - name: use-slices-sort
+          disabled: true
+        - name: identical-switch-branches
+          disabled: true
+        - name: package-naming
+          disabled: true
+        - name: epoch-naming
+          disabled: true
     staticcheck:
       checks:
         - "all"
diff --git a/bin/.go-1.25.5.pkg b/bin/.go-1.26.1.pkg
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/.go-1.25.5.pkg
rename to bin/.go-1.26.1.pkg
diff --git a/bin/.golangci-lint-2.4.0.pkg b/bin/.golangci-lint-2.11.3.pkg
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/.golangci-lint-2.4.0.pkg
rename to bin/.golangci-lint-2.11.3.pkg
diff --git a/bin/go b/bin/go
index 477848979a..99e87832b4 120000
--- a/bin/go
+++ b/bin/go
@@ -1 +1 @@
-.go-1.25.5.pkg
\ No newline at end of file
+.go-1.26.1.pkg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/gofmt b/bin/gofmt
index 477848979a..99e87832b4 120000
--- a/bin/gofmt
+++ b/bin/gofmt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-.go-1.25.5.pkg
\ No newline at end of file
+.go-1.26.1.pkg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/golangci-lint b/bin/golangci-lint
index 536cc8d91e..8f48767257 120000
--- a/bin/golangci-lint
+++ b/bin/golangci-lint
@@ -1 +1 @@
-.golangci-lint-2.4.0.pkg
\ No newline at end of file
+.golangci-lint-2.11.3.pkg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/version.asciidoc b/docs/version.asciidoc
index 29632ed1f7..570c415036 100644
--- a/docs/version.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/version.asciidoc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // doc-branch can be: master, 8.1, 8.2, etc.
 :doc-branch: master
-:go-version: 1.25.4
+:go-version: 1.26.1
 :python: 3.7
 :docker: 1.12
 :docker-compose: 1.11
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d734a486d3..192b5d3581 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/elastic/cloudbeat
 
-go 1.25.5
+go 1.26.1
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/asset v1.22.1
diff --git a/internal/resources/fetching/fetchers/azure/assets_enricher.go b/internal/resources/fetching/fetchers/azure/assets_enricher.go
index 4b75b65a33..d42043fed9 100644
--- a/internal/resources/fetching/fetchers/azure/assets_enricher.go
+++ b/internal/resources/fetching/fetchers/azure/assets_enricher.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type AssetsEnricher interface {
 }
 
 func initEnrichers(provider azurelib.ProviderAPI) []AssetsEnricher {
-	var enrichers []AssetsEnricher
+	enrichers := make([]AssetsEnricher, 0, 7)
 
 	enrichers = append(enrichers, storageAccountEnricher{provider: provider})
 	enrichers = append(enrichers, vmNetworkSecurityGroupEnricher{})
diff --git a/internal/resources/providers/awslib/rds/provider.go b/internal/resources/providers/awslib/rds/provider.go
index f1d133d6e5..bffbb5d88b 100644
--- a/internal/resources/providers/awslib/rds/provider.go
+++ b/internal/resources/providers/awslib/rds/provider.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (p Provider) getDBInstanceSubnets(ctx context.Context, region string, dbIns
 		if err != nil {
 			p.log.Errorf("Could not get route table for subnet %s of DB %s. Error: %v", *subnet.SubnetIdentifier, *dbInstance.DBInstanceIdentifier, err)
 		} else {
-			var routes []Route
+			routes := make([]Route, 0, len(routeTableForSubnet.Routes))
 			for _, route := range routeTableForSubnet.Routes {
 				routes = append(routes, Route{DestinationCidrBlock: route.DestinationCidrBlock, GatewayId: route.GatewayId})
 			}
diff --git a/internal/resources/providers/gcplib/inventory/provider.go b/internal/resources/providers/gcplib/inventory/provider.go
index 4422807019..954729582f 100644
--- a/internal/resources/providers/gcplib/inventory/provider.go
+++ b/internal/resources/providers/gcplib/inventory/provider.go
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func findDnsPolicyByNetwork(dnsPolicies []*dnsPolicyFields, networkIdentifier st
 }
 
 func decodeDnsPolicies(dnsPolicyAssets []*assetpb.Asset) []*dnsPolicyFields {
-	dnsPolicies := make([]*dnsPolicyFields, 0)
+	dnsPolicies := make([]*dnsPolicyFields, 0, len(dnsPolicyAssets))
 	for _, dnsPolicyAsset := range dnsPolicyAssets {
 		fields := new(dnsPolicyFields)
 		dnsPolicyData := dnsPolicyAsset.GetResource().GetData().GetFields()
diff --git a/scripts/update_assets_md/go.mod b/scripts/update_assets_md/go.mod
index 4e0fa2417b..ec285a5c5c 100644
--- a/scripts/update_assets_md/go.mod
+++ b/scripts/update_assets_md/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/elastic/cloudbeat/scripts/update_assets_md
 
-go 1.24.0
+go 1.26.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/ettle/strcase v0.2.0