diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0b19566..c64bab5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.21.x]
+        go-version: [1.26.x]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         architecture: [x64]
     name: Build/Test (${{ matrix.os }}, ${{ matrix.architecture }}, Go ${{ matrix.go-version }})
@@ -50,12 +50,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.x
+          go-version: 1.26.x
           cache: true
       - name: Run golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
         with:
           version: latest
+          install-mode: goinstall
           args: >
             -E errcheck
             -E stylecheck
diff --git a/deviceplugin/ccdevice_test.go b/deviceplugin/ccdevice_test.go
index d08e4b8..ac1f093 100644
--- a/deviceplugin/ccdevice_test.go
+++ b/deviceplugin/ccdevice_test.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func TestDiscoverTDX(t *testing.T) {
 		Resource:    "intel.com/tdx",
 		Type:        HardwareAttestation,
 		DevicePaths: []string{"dev/tdx-guest"},
-		DeviceLimit: 1,
+		DeviceLimit: 256,
 	}
 	cdp := constructTestPlugin(t, spec)
 	devices, err := cdp.discoverCcDevices()
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ func TestDiscoverTDX(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("discoverCcDevices failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if len(devices) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 device, got %d", len(devices))
+	if len(devices) != 256 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 256 devices, got %d", len(devices))
 	}
 	// Hardware-based should NOT have mounts
 	if len(devices[0].Mounts) != 0 {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func TestDiscoverSEVSNP(t *testing.T) {
 		Resource:    "amd.com/sev-snp",
 		Type:        HardwareAttestation,
 		DevicePaths: []string{"dev/sev-guest"},
-		DeviceLimit: 1,
+		DeviceLimit: 256,
 	}
 	cdp := constructTestPlugin(t, spec)
 	devices, err := cdp.discoverCcDevices()
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ func TestDiscoverSEVSNP(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("discoverCcDevices failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if len(devices) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 device, got %d", len(devices))
+	if len(devices) != 256 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 256 devices, got %d", len(devices))
 	}
 	if len(devices[0].Mounts) != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("SEV-SNP should have 0 mounts, got %d", len(devices[0].Mounts))
@@ -188,10 +188,9 @@ func TestRefreshDevices(t *testing.T) {
 		Resource:    "intel.com/tdx",
 		Type:        HardwareAttestation,
 		DevicePaths: []string{"dev/tdx-guest"},
-		DeviceLimit: 1,
+		DeviceLimit: 256,
 	}
 	cdp := constructTestPlugin(t, spec)
-	devPath := spec.DevicePaths[0]
 
 	// 1. Initial Refresh
 	changed, err := cdp.refreshDevices()
@@ -199,14 +198,10 @@ func TestRefreshDevices(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("First refresh: err=%v, changed=%v (want false)", err, changed)
 	}
 
-	// 2. Second Refresh (No change)
-	changed, err = cdp.refreshDevices()
-	if err != nil || !changed {
-		t.Errorf("Second refresh: err=%v, changed=%v (want true)", err, changed)
+	// 2. Remove all devices and refresh
+	for _, path := range spec.DevicePaths {
+		os.Remove(path)
 	}
-
-	// 3. Remove device and refresh
-	os.Remove(devPath)
 	changed, err = cdp.refreshDevices()
 	if err != nil || changed {
 		t.Errorf("Third refresh (removed): err=%v, changed=%v (want false)", err, changed)
@@ -217,12 +212,13 @@ func TestRefreshDevices(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAllocate(t *testing.T) {
+	limit := 2
 	spec := &CcDeviceSpec{
 		Resource:         "google.com/cc",
 		Type:             SoftwareAttestation,
 		DevicePaths:      []string{"dev/tpmrm0"},
 		MeasurementPaths: []string{"sys/binary_bios_measurements"},
-		DeviceLimit:      2,
+		DeviceLimit:      limit,
 	}
 	cdp := constructTestPlugin(t, spec)
 	if _, err := cdp.refreshDevices(); err != nil {
@@ -230,26 +226,23 @@ func TestAllocate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	expectedID := getExpectedID(spec.Resource, spec.DeviceLimit, 0)
-
-	req := &v1beta1.AllocateRequest{
-		ContainerRequests: []*v1beta1.ContainerAllocateRequest{{
-			DevicesIDs: []string{expectedID},
-		}},
-	}
-
-	resp, err := cdp.Allocate(ctx, req)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Allocate failed: %v", err)
-	}
+	// Test allocation for index 0 and 1
+	for i := 0; i < limit; i++ {
+		expectedID := getExpectedID(spec.Resource, limit, i)
+		req := &v1beta1.AllocateRequest{
+			ContainerRequests: []*v1beta1.ContainerAllocateRequest{{
+				DevicesIDs: []string{expectedID},
+			}},
+		}
 
-	if len(resp.ContainerResponses) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 response, got %d", len(resp.ContainerResponses))
-	}
+		resp, err := cdp.Allocate(ctx, req)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Allocate failed for ID %s: %v", expectedID, err)
+		}
 
-	// Verify the response contains the mount for software attestation
-	if len(resp.ContainerResponses[0].Mounts) == 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected mount in AllocateResponse for software attestation")
+		if len(resp.ContainerResponses) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected 1 response, got %d", len(resp.ContainerResponses))
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -292,7 +285,7 @@ func TestListAndWatch(t *testing.T) {
 		Resource:    "intel.com/tdx",
 		Type:        HardwareAttestation,
 		DevicePaths: []string{"dev/tdx-guest"},
-		DeviceLimit: 1,
+		DeviceLimit: 256,
 	}
 	cdp := constructTestPlugin(t, spec)
 	stream := listAndWatchServerStub{}
@@ -327,3 +320,87 @@ func TestListAndWatch(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("run group failed: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAllocateHardware(t *testing.T) {
+	limit := 2
+	spec := &CcDeviceSpec{
+		Resource:    "intel.com/tdx",
+		Type:        HardwareAttestation,
+		DevicePaths: []string{"dev/tdx-guest"},
+		DeviceLimit: limit,
+	}
+	cdp := constructTestPlugin(t, spec)
+	if _, err := cdp.refreshDevices(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("refreshDevices failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	expectedID := getExpectedID(spec.Resource, limit, 0)
+	req := &v1beta1.AllocateRequest{
+		ContainerRequests: []*v1beta1.ContainerAllocateRequest{{
+			DevicesIDs: []string{expectedID},
+		}},
+	}
+
+	resp, err := cdp.Allocate(ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Allocate failed for ID %s: %v", expectedID, err)
+	}
+
+	if len(resp.ContainerResponses) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 response, got %d", len(resp.ContainerResponses))
+	}
+
+	cResp := resp.ContainerResponses[0]
+	if len(cResp.Devices) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 mounted device, got %d", len(cResp.Devices))
+	}
+	if len(cResp.Mounts) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 0 mounts for hardware attestation, got %d", len(cResp.Mounts))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDiscoverMultiPaths(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Create only one of the multi paths
+	path1 := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "dev/tdx-guest")
+	path2 := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "dev/tdx_guest")
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path1), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path2, []byte("test_device"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create mock device: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	spec := &CcDeviceSpec{
+		Resource:    "intel.com/tdx",
+		Type:        HardwareAttestation,
+		DevicePaths: []string{path1, path2},
+		DeviceLimit: 1,
+	}
+
+	cdp := &CcDevicePlugin{
+		cds:       spec,
+		ccDevices: make(map[string]CcDevice),
+		logger:    logger,
+	}
+
+	devices, err := cdp.discoverCcDevices()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("discoverCcDevices failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(devices) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 device, got %d", len(devices))
+	}
+
+	specs := devices[0].DeviceSpecs
+	if len(specs) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 mapped device spec, got %d", len(specs))
+	}
+	if specs[0].HostPath != path2 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected HostPath %q, got %q", path2, specs[0].HostPath)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/deviceplugin/plugin.go b/deviceplugin/plugin.go
index b29f483..9d1cccc 100644
--- a/deviceplugin/plugin.go
+++ b/deviceplugin/plugin.go
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ Outer:
 		_ = level.Info(p.logger).Log("msg", "waiting for gRPC server to be ready")
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
+			p.grpcServer.Stop()
+			if err := l.Close(); err != nil {
+				_ = level.Warn(p.logger).Log("msg", "encountered error while closing the listener during shutdown", "err", err)
+			}
 			return nil, nil, ctx.Err()
 		case <-t.C:
 			t.Reset(1 * time.Second)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d2506f9..21bec07 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/google/cc-device-plugin
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.13
+go 1.26
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-kit/log v0.2.1
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fc04a29..00f2fef 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ const (
 	logLevelWarn  = "warn"
 	logLevelError = "error"
 	logLevelNone  = "none"
+	// By default, GKE allows up to 110 Pods per node on Standard clusters. Standard clusters can be configured to allow up to 256 Pods per node.
+	workloadSharedLimit = 256
 )
 
 var (
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ func Main() error {
 			Type:             deviceplugin.SoftwareAttestation, // Explicitly marked as software
 			DevicePaths:      []string{"/dev/tpmrm0"},
 			MeasurementPaths: []string{"/sys/kernel/security/tpm0/binary_bios_measurements"},
-			DeviceLimit:      256, // Allow multiple pods to share the vTPM
+			DeviceLimit:      workloadSharedLimit,
 		},
 		{
 			// Intel TDX
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ func Main() error {
 			DevicePaths: []string{"/dev/tdx-guest", "/dev/tdx_guest"}, // Some kernels use different names
 			// TDX does not have a separate measurement file, attestation is done via ioctl.
 			MeasurementPaths: []string{},
-			DeviceLimit:      1, // Only one container can use the TDX device at a time per node
+			DeviceLimit:      workloadSharedLimit,
 		},
 		{
 			// AMD SEV-SNP
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ func Main() error {
 			DevicePaths: []string{"/dev/sev-guest"},
 			// SEV-SNP also uses ioctl for attestation.
 			MeasurementPaths: []string{},
-			DeviceLimit:      1, // Only one container can use the SEV-SNP device at a time per node
+			DeviceLimit:      workloadSharedLimit,
 		},
 	}