diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f32d4804d..df8ac7d84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Continuous Integration
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: 1.25
+  GO_VERSION: 1.26.x
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
-          go-version: 1.25.x
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
       - name: Test code
         # we're passing -short so that we skip the integration tests, which will be run in parallel below
         run: |
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
-          go-version: 1.25.x
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
       - name: Print git version
         run: git --version
       - name: Test code
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
-          go-version: 1.25.x
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
       - name: Build linux binary
         run: |
           GOOS=linux go build
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
-          go-version: 1.25.x
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
       - name: Check Vendor Directory
         # ensure our vendor directory matches up with our go modules
         run: |
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
-          go-version: 1.25.x
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
       - name: Check formatting
         run: ./scripts/gofumpt-check.sh
       - name: Lint
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
-          go-version: 1.25.x
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Download all coverage artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b7755cc2b..85426e6d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
-          go-version: 1.25.x
+          go-version: 1.26.x
 
       - name: Run goreleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@f06c13b6b1a9625abc9e6e439d9c05a8f2190e94 # v7.2.3
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index e6a2f37ab..79db5dbd7 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version: "2"
 run:
-  go: "1.25"
+  go: "1.26"
 issues:
   max-issues-per-linter: 0
   max-same-issues: 0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8a18ad8d3..9cc163dbc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # docker build -t lazygit .
 # docker run -it lazygit:latest /bin/sh
 
-FROM golang:1.25 as build
+FROM golang:1.26 as build
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 68aa39cea..35e04cd77 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 // This is necessary to ignore test files when executing gofumpt.
 ignore ./test
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/confirmation_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/confirmation_helper.go
index 6bfd7ca4e..68d68575e 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/confirmation_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/confirmation_helper.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func (self *ConfirmationHelper) TooltipForMenuItem(menuItem *types.MenuItem) str
 		if tooltip != "" {
 			tooltip += "\n\n"
 		}
-		tooltip += style.FgRed.Sprintf(self.c.Tr.DisabledMenuItemPrefix) + menuItem.DisabledReason.Text
+		tooltip += style.FgRed.Sprint(self.c.Tr.DisabledMenuItemPrefix) + menuItem.DisabledReason.Text
 	}
 	return tooltip
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/options_map.go b/pkg/gui/options_map.go
index 880a766b8..80b2b7a4f 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/options_map.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/options_map.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (self *OptionsMapMgr) formatBindingInfos(bindingInfos []bindingInfo) string
 			break
 		}
 
-		formatted := info.style.Sprintf(plainText)
+		formatted := info.style.Sprint(plainText)
 
 		if i > 0 {
 			builder.WriteString(theme.OptionsFgColor.Sprint(separator))