diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9897421..3c43790 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.6-dev
+1.2.6
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cde4a3e..3d7135c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/omec-project/util
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.23
 
 require (
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20210307081110-f21760c49a8d
diff --git a/mongoapi/dbtestapp/go.mod b/mongoapi/dbtestapp/go.mod
index 7d98209..0695c9b 100644
--- a/mongoapi/dbtestapp/go.mod
+++ b/mongoapi/dbtestapp/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module testapp
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.23
 
 require (
 	github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.2