diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b7c88cff..10134989 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/hyperledger/SmartBFT
 
-go 1.26.7
+go 1.27.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.12.1
diff --git a/tools/go.mod b/tools/go.mod
index 1e0b6851..697eeccc 100644
--- a/tools/go.mod
+++ b/tools/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/hyperledger/SmartBFT/tools
 
-go 1.26.7
+go 1.27.3
 
 tool (
 	github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf