diff --git a/.github/workflows/client.yml b/.github/workflows/client.yml
index cf6f3f71fc..fdbc0dabbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/client.yml
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.24.1'
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
 
       - name: Verify vendored btcec byte identity vs upstream v0.22.3
         run: |
@@ -627,6 +627,17 @@ jobs:
           cache-from: type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache
           context: .
 
+      - name: Verify Linux release compatibility
+        run: |
+          release_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+          trap 'rm -rf "$release_dir"' EXIT
+          tar -xzf out/bin/*-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C "$release_dir"
+          for image in debian:bullseye-slim ubuntu:20.04; do
+            docker run --rm --platform linux/amd64 \
+              --mount "type=bind,src=$release_dir,dst=/release,readonly" \
+              "$image" sh -ec 'getconf GNU_LIBC_VERSION; /release/keep-client --version'
+          done
+
       - name: Archive Client Binaries
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -688,7 +699,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: gofmt
@@ -706,7 +717,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - run: go vet
@@ -719,13 +730,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Staticcheck
         uses: dominikh/staticcheck-action@v1.4.0
         with:
-          version: "2025.1.1"
+          version: "2026.1"
           install-go: false
           checks: "-SA1019"
 
@@ -739,6 +750,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       actions: read
+      contents: read
       pull-requests: write
     env:
       # PRs and the nightly schedule compare against the target/current
@@ -747,13 +759,15 @@ jobs:
       BENCHMARK_BASELINE_BRANCH: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.base_ref || github.ref_name }}
       BENCHMARK_BASELINE_EVENT: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && 'workflow_dispatch' || 'push' }}
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: "1.24"
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
 
       - name: Download Docker Build Image
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7df458d649..43c26f7d62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ jobs:
           push: false
           context: .
 
+      - name: Verify Linux release compatibility
+        run: |
+          release_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+          trap 'rm -rf "$release_dir"' EXIT
+          tar -xzf out/bin/*-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C "$release_dir"
+          for image in debian:bullseye-slim ubuntu:20.04; do
+            docker run --rm --platform linux/amd64 \
+              --mount "type=bind,src=$release_dir,dst=/release,readonly" \
+              "$image" sh -ec 'getconf GNU_LIBC_VERSION; /release/keep-client --version'
+          done
+
       - name: Generate release notes
         id: release_notes
         run: |
@@ -172,4 +183,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Move Docker cache
         run: |
           rm -rf /tmp/.buildx-cache
-          mv /tmp/.buildx-cache-docker-new /tmp/.buildx-cache          
\ No newline at end of file
+          mv /tmp/.buildx-cache-docker-new /tmp/.buildx-cache
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 75388c19f4..fc3de655aa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM golang:1.24-alpine3.21 AS build-sources
+# Keep both builders aligned with the toolchain directive in go.mod.
+FROM golang:1.26.8-alpine3.23 AS build-sources
 
 ENV GOPATH=/go \
 	GOBIN=/go/bin \
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ RUN GOOS=linux make build \
 	version=$VERSION \
 	revision=$REVISION
 
-FROM alpine:3.21 as runtime-docker
+FROM alpine:3.23 as runtime-docker
 
 ENV APP_NAME=keep-client \
 	APP_DIR=/go/src/github.com/keep-network/keep-core \
@@ -116,9 +117,15 @@ CMD []
 #
 # Build Binaries
 #
-FROM golang:1.24-bullseye AS build-bins
+# Keep cgo release binaries compatible with glibc 2.31 (Debian 11/Ubuntu 20.04).
+# Copy only Go so the C compiler and libc still come from Bullseye.
+FROM buildpack-deps:bullseye AS build-bins
 
-ENV APP_DIR=/go/src/github.com/keep-network/keep-core
+COPY --from=golang:1.26.8-bookworm /usr/local/go /usr/local/go
+
+ENV PATH=/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH \
+	GOTOOLCHAIN=local \
+	APP_DIR=/go/src/github.com/keep-network/keep-core
 
 WORKDIR $APP_DIR
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e47cf6925e..c3efb0f839 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/keep-network/keep-core
 
-go 1.24.0
+go 1.25.7
 
-toolchain go1.24.1
+toolchain go1.26.8
 
 replace (
 	github.com/bnb-chain/tss-lib => github.com/threshold-network/tss-lib v0.0.0-20230901144531-2e712689cfbe