diff --git a/examples/fleet-docker/Dockerfile b/examples/fleet-docker/Dockerfile
index 1f8ab852..feaff543 100644
--- a/examples/fleet-docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/fleet-docker/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # Build spinloop from the working tree, so the stack tests THIS commit rather
 # than a published artifact.
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS build
+FROM golang:1.26-alpine AS build
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
diff --git a/examples/gateway-docker/Dockerfile b/examples/gateway-docker/Dockerfile
index 2ccaf869..468af6fa 100644
--- a/examples/gateway-docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/gateway-docker/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 # Build spinloop from the working tree, so the stack tests THIS commit rather
 # than a published artifact.
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS build
+FROM golang:1.26-alpine AS build
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download