diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b0567207..df686a9f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ When reporting bugs:
 ### Requirements
 
 - **Git**
-- **Go >= 1.24**
+- **Go >= 1.26**
 - **PostgreSQL**
 
 ### Getting Started
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8c296dc2..50ca936e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 module miniflux.app/v2
 
+// When changing version here don't forget to also upgrade CONTRIBUTING.md
+
 // +heroku goVersion go1.26
+go 1.26.0
+
 
 require (
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.12.0
@@ -45,5 +49,3 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8 // indirect
 )
-
-go 1.26.0