diff --git a/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main.yaml
index 0b32a367dc61f..75f2c12ae6675 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main.yaml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ base_images:
   e2e-test-runner:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.25-openshift-4.21
+    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.26-openshift-5.0
 build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.25-openshift-4.21
+    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.26-openshift-5.0
 releases:
   latest:
     release:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main__ocp420-arm64.yaml b/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main__ocp420-arm64.yaml
index 0edb7dba05642..2ebdec8f4458c 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main__ocp420-arm64.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main__ocp420-arm64.yaml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ base_images:
   e2e-test-runner:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.25-openshift-4.21
+    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.26-openshift-5.0
 build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.25-openshift-4.21
+    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.26-openshift-5.0
 releases:
   latest:
     release:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main__ocp420.yaml b/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main__ocp420.yaml
index 406076698edb3..5d55d376e5565 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main__ocp420.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/konflux-ci/konflux-ci/konflux-ci-konflux-ci-main__ocp420.yaml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ base_images:
   e2e-test-runner:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.25-openshift-4.21
+    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.26-openshift-5.0
 build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
-    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.25-openshift-4.21
+    tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.26-openshift-5.0
 releases:
   latest:
     release: