diff --git a/.buildkite/verify-release/go.mod b/.buildkite/verify-release/go.mod
index 1cfee15ff..0d4f0962c 100644
--- a/.buildkite/verify-release/go.mod
+++ b/.buildkite/verify-release/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 module verify-release
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.26.0
 
-require golang.org/x/mod v0.4.2
+require golang.org/x/mod v0.42.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.57.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.59.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.23.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.48.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20260924152758-ed294f943157 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.46.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.42.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.51.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/.buildkite/verify-release/go.sum b/.buildkite/verify-release/go.sum
index b52a2e0a7..f5323737c 100644
--- a/.buildkite/verify-release/go.sum
+++ b/.buildkite/verify-release/go.sum
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.57.0/go.mod h1:Fdz0i5U6CoizGwLda9DttjSk6qlZo25zYNtR+ycvuZA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.4.2 h1:Gz96sIWK3OalVv/I/qNygP42zyoKp3xptRVCWRFEBvo=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.4.2/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.42.0 h1:ICeL3t2L30ljSPHHxDnR4fqVcBt/zR2zJAb9juavmQg=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.42.0/go.mod h1:u5fzIrRInkL8MaO1cbRkUHT64v303YIT5KEqpNr7jRs=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
+golang.org/x/net v0.59.0/go.mod h1:2DA/G1UfVbCpQPeWTmMPGY7Cs2PkBkwu743bVX5PIVg=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.23.0/go.mod h1:sUUOizhqBxiL6pEWpqNLUiaJn1ShEbZ6BBqskPbjZm0=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.48.0/go.mod h1:hNLxWAXmnKAxqDtdwIYC4bM9oQPEecfsnNMuSxOs3og=
+golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20260924152758-ed294f943157/go.mod h1:i+ivNqjDnTF3WTElsdk5g9V5DTSBYgdNo7xTU9SDwYA=
+golang.org/x/term v0.46.0/go.mod h1:+K02xbkittuwc0Am4abfA3Fc+XRGXkvBXNO88NCXPoc=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
+golang.org/x/text v0.42.0/go.mod h1:ojzP1Z+2QtioaF8DTtO8K5q7JWVVYwZKenzujK0Zd0E=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.51.0/go.mod h1:9eEncMayCV6zRMGhR5eZEC2iBx98qWcF1HZ9Z7wJOoA=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=