diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-go-version.yml b/.github/workflows/check-go-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f609b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-go-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+name: Check Go Version
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Run every Monday at 9 AM UTC
+    - cron: '0 9 * * 1'
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allow manual triggering
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  check-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Get current Go version from go.mod
+      id: current
+      run: |
+        # go.mod is the canonical and only source of truth for the repository's
+        # Go version. Workflows derive their version from it via
+        # `go-version-file: go.mod`, so there is nothing else to update.
+        CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep -E '^go [0-9]' go.mod | awk '{print $2}')
+        echo "Current Go version in go.mod: $CURRENT_VERSION"
+        echo "version=$CURRENT_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+    - name: Get latest stable Go version
+      id: latest
+      run: |
+        # Fetch the latest stable Go version from the official releases page.
+        LATEST_VERSION=$(curl -s https://go.dev/VERSION?m=text | head -n 1 | sed 's/go//')
+        echo "Latest stable Go version: $LATEST_VERSION"
+        echo "version=$LATEST_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+    - name: Open an issue if outdated
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        CURRENT_VERSION: ${{ steps.current.outputs.version }}
+        LATEST_VERSION: ${{ steps.latest.outputs.version }}
+      run: |
+        echo "Current: $CURRENT_VERSION"
+        echo "Latest: $LATEST_VERSION"
+
+        if [ "$CURRENT_VERSION" = "$LATEST_VERSION" ]; then
+          echo "Go version is up to date!"
+          exit 0
+        fi
+
+        echo "Go version is outdated."
+        TITLE="Update Go version from $CURRENT_VERSION to $LATEST_VERSION"
+
+        # Skip if an open issue for this exact bump already exists. Opening an
+        # issue (rather than building the PR here) keeps this workflow simple and
+        # lets the autonomous Claude agent produce the bump PR.
+        EXISTING_ISSUE=$(gh issue list --search "$TITLE in:title" --state open --label claude --json number,title --jq "map(select(.title == \"$TITLE\")) | .[0].number // empty")
+        if [ -n "$EXISTING_ISSUE" ]; then
+          echo "Issue #$EXISTING_ISSUE already open for this bump, skipping."
+          exit 0
+        fi
+
+        gh issue create \
+          --title "$TITLE" \
+          --label "claude" \
+          --body "$(cat <<EOF
+        A new stable Go version is available. Bump the canonical Go version in
+        \`go.mod\` from \`$CURRENT_VERSION\` to \`$LATEST_VERSION\`.
+
+        \`go.mod\` is the only place a Go version lives in this repository:
+        update the \`go\` directive (and the \`toolchain\` line, if present).
+        Workflows derive their Go version from \`go.mod\` via
+        \`go-version-file: go.mod\`, so no other files need to change.
+
+        See the [Go release notes](https://go.dev/doc/devel/release) for details about this version.
+
+        ---
+        ✨ Content generated by automated workflow.
+        EOF
+        )"
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 520cbe2..fceba0d 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -92,9 +92,21 @@ This repository is a small, standalone Entity Component System (ECS) library in
 * Every Go source file in the package is named `ecs_<subsystem>.go` (for example `ecs_world.go`, `ecs_store.go`), with matching tests `ecs_<subsystem>_test.go`. The package doc lives in `ecs/ecs_doc.go`.
 * Keep files small and single-responsibility; split by responsibility, not by technical layer.
 
-### Go version and dependencies
+### Go Version Consistency
+
+`go.mod` is the single source of truth for this repository's Go version — it is the only place a Go version is written, and the workflows already derive their version from it via `go-version-file: go.mod`:
+
+```yaml
+- uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+  with:
+    go-version-file: go.mod
+    check-latest: true
+```
+
+Never hardcode a `go-version:` literal in a workflow. The scheduled `check-go-version.yml` workflow compares `go.mod`'s declared version against the latest stable Go release and, when it falls behind, opens a `claude`-labelled issue requesting the bump; the autonomous Claude agent then makes the one-line change to the single `go` directive. Because nothing else carries the version, a bump is a one-line change.
+
+### Dependencies
 
-* Go 1.26 (see `go.mod`). The code relies on range-over-func and the `iter` package.
 * No third-party dependencies, and that is a deliberate property of a foundational library. A new dependency is a significant decision; if one is ever genuinely needed, call it out prominently in the PR description (name, version, purpose, justification, and whether it is test-only).
 
 ### Verification before pushing