diff --git a/builder/build.Dockerfile b/builder/build.Dockerfile
index b9062d4e..d13d2a29 100644
--- a/builder/build.Dockerfile
+++ b/builder/build.Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ARG TOOLS_IMAGE=${REGISTRY}${PREFIX}perfspect-tools:${TAG}
 FROM ${TOOLS_IMAGE} AS tools
 
 # STAGE 2 - image contains perfspect's Go components build environment
-FROM golang:1.26.0@sha256:c83e68f3ebb6943a2904fa66348867d108119890a2c6a2e6f07b38d0eb6c25c5
+FROM golang:1.26.1@sha256:e2ddb153f786ee6210bf8c40f7f35490b3ff7d38be70d1a0d358ba64225f6428
 # install system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y jq
 # allow git to operate in the mounted repository regardless of the user
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b0fd8e2f..34bb8c0c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ require (
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.67.5 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.19.2 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.20.1 // indirect
 	github.com/richardlehane/mscfb v1.0.6 // indirect
 	github.com/richardlehane/msoleps v1.0.6 // indirect
 	github.com/tiendc/go-deepcopy v1.7.2 // indirect
 	github.com/xuri/efp v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/xuri/nfp v0.0.2-0.20250530014748-2ddeb826f9a9 // indirect
-	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.3 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.50.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.51.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 92dba15a..66fe93d6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 h1:oBsgwpGs7iVziMvrGhE53c/GrLUsZdHnqNw
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2/go.mod h1:y3m2F6Gdpfy6Ut/GBsUqTWZqCUvMVzSfMLjcu6wAwpE=
 github.com/prometheus/common v0.67.5 h1:pIgK94WWlQt1WLwAC5j2ynLaBRDiinoAb86HZHTUGI4=
 github.com/prometheus/common v0.67.5/go.mod h1:SjE/0MzDEEAyrdr5Gqc6G+sXI67maCxzaT3A2+HqjUw=
-github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.19.2 h1:zUMhqEW66Ex7OXIiDkll3tl9a1ZdilUOd/F6ZXw4Vws=
-github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.19.2/go.mod h1:M0aotyiemPhBCM0z5w87kL22CxfcH05ZpYlu+b4J7mw=
+github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.20.1 h1:XwbrGOIplXW/AU3YhIhLODXMJYyC1isLFfYCsTEycfc=
+github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.20.1/go.mod h1:o9EMBZGRyvDrSPH1RqdxhojkuXstoe4UlK79eF5TGGo=
 github.com/richardlehane/mscfb v1.0.6 h1:eN3bvvZCp00bs7Zf52bxNwAx5lJDBK1tCuH19qq5aC8=
 github.com/richardlehane/mscfb v1.0.6/go.mod h1:pe0+IUIc0AHh0+teNzBlJCtSyZdFOGgV4ZK9bsoV+Jo=
 github.com/richardlehane/msoleps v1.0.6 h1:9BvkpjvD+iUBalUY4esMwv6uBkfOip/Lzvd93jvR9gg=
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ github.com/xuri/nfp v0.0.2-0.20250530014748-2ddeb826f9a9 h1:+C0TIdyyYmzadGaL/HBL
 github.com/xuri/nfp v0.0.2-0.20250530014748-2ddeb826f9a9/go.mod h1:WwHg+CVyzlv/TX9xqBFXEZAuxOPxn2k1GNHwG41IIUQ=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
-go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.3 h1:6gvOSjQoTB3vt1l+CU+tSyi/HOjfOjRLJ4YwYZGwRO0=
-go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.3/go.mod h1:zSxWcmIDjOzPXpjlTTbAsKokqkDNAVtZO0WOMiT90s8=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4 h1:tuyd0P+2Ont/d6e2rl3be67goVK4R6deVxCUX5vyPaQ=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.4/go.mod h1:gMZqIpDtDqOfM0uNfy0SkpRhvUryYH0Z6wdMYcacYXQ=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0 h1:/VRzVqiRSggnhY7gNRxPauEQ5Drw9haKdM0jqfcCFts=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0/go.mod h1:r0kV5h3qnFPlQnBSrULhlsRfryS2pmewsg+XfMgkVos=
 golang.org/x/image v0.25.0 h1:Y6uW6rH1y5y/LK1J8BPWZtr6yZ7hrsy6hFrXjgsc2fQ=
 golang.org/x/image v0.25.0/go.mod h1:tCAmOEGthTtkalusGp1g3xa2gke8J6c2N565dTyl9Rs=
-golang.org/x/net v0.50.0 h1:ucWh9eiCGyDR3vtzso0WMQinm2Dnt8cFMuQa9K33J60=
-golang.org/x/net v0.50.0/go.mod h1:UgoSli3F/pBgdJBHCTc+tp3gmrU4XswgGRgtnwWTfyM=
+golang.org/x/net v0.51.0 h1:94R/GTO7mt3/4wIKpcR5gkGmRLOuE/2hNGeWq/GBIFo=
+golang.org/x/net v0.51.0/go.mod h1:aamm+2QF5ogm02fjy5Bb7CQ0WMt1/WVM7FtyaTLlA9Y=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 h1:Ivj+2Cp/ylzLiEU89QhWblYnOE9zerudt9Ftecq2C6k=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
 golang.org/x/term v0.40.0 h1:36e4zGLqU4yhjlmxEaagx2KuYbJq3EwY8K943ZsHcvg=
diff --git a/tools/build.Dockerfile b/tools/build.Dockerfile
index 09e23138..6fe43370 100644
--- a/tools/build.Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/build.Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ENV http_proxy=${http_proxy}
 ENV https_proxy=${https_proxy}
 ENV LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.26.0
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.26.1
 
 # install minimum packages to add repositories
 RUN success=false; \
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 5f32f8e2..f02113fe 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.15.0-dev
+3.15.0