diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 49f0d8b35..656c3a680 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -11,24 +11,24 @@ jobs:
       module_dirs: ${{ steps.resolve_module_dirs.outputs.module_dirs }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out source
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: Resolve go module directories
         id: resolve_module_dirs
         run: |
           echo "Resolving modules in $(pwd)" && \
-          MODPATHS=$(find . -type f -name go.mod -printf '"%h",') && \
+          MODPATHS=$(find . \( -path ./*/internal/_asm -prune \) -o -type f -name go.mod -printf '"%h",') && \
           echo "module_dirs=[${MODPATHS%,}]" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
   build:
     name: Go CI
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: ["1.24", "1.25"]
+        go: ["1.25", "1.26"]
     steps:
       - name: Check out source
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@44694675825211faa026b3c33043df3e48a5fa00 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@7a3fe6cf4cb3a834922a1244abfce67bcef6a0c5 # v6.2.0
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
       - name: Stablilize testdata timestamps
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ jobs:
         module_dirs: ${{ fromJson(needs.resolve-modules.outputs.module_dirs ) }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out source
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@44694675825211faa026b3c33043df3e48a5fa00 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@7a3fe6cf4cb3a834922a1244abfce67bcef6a0c5 # v6.2.0
         with:
-          go-version: "1.24"
+          go-version: "1.25"
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@0a35821d5c230e903fcfe077583637dea1b27b47 # v9.0.0
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@1e7e51e771db61008b38414a730f564565cf7c20 # v9.2.0
         with:
           install-mode: "goinstall"
-          version: e3b3bac5dd24906c205db9224fde52efd4d238cf # v2.6.1
+          version: 72798d34b1eb36745915b0d4eea5c2b3b31bdfe3 # v2.9.0
           working-directory: ${{ matrix.module_dirs }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e371a5435..dff492986 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ https://decred.org/downloads/
 
 <details><summary><b>Install Dependencies</b></summary>
 
-- **Go 1.24 or 1.25**
+- **Go 1.25 or 1.26**
 
   Installation instructions can be found here: https://golang.org/doc/install.
   Ensure Go was installed properly and is a supported version: