diff --git a/.github/workflows/security.yml b/.github/workflows/security.yml
index 97f7da89e28917d19d3a1a410fc2e060cafe75f7..bf1931c79e8576125f608157e36c5747ee25369e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-go@7a3fe6cf4cb3a834922a1244abfce67bcef6a0c5 # v6.2.0
         with:
-          go-version: 1.26.0-rc.1 # change to "stable" once Go 1.26 is released
+          go-version: 1.26.0
       - name: Install govulncheck
         run: go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
       - name: Run govulncheck