diff --git a/tasks/scripts/validate-release/go.mod b/tasks/scripts/validate-release/go.mod
index 10589142..e68a8464 100644
--- a/tasks/scripts/validate-release/go.mod
+++ b/tasks/scripts/validate-release/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter/estargz v0.14.3 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/cli v24.0.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.2+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/docker/docker v24.0.0+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/docker/docker v26.1.4+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/tasks/scripts/validate-release/go.sum b/tasks/scripts/validate-release/go.sum
index 39436706..c8bf13c5 100644
--- a/tasks/scripts/validate-release/go.sum
+++ b/tasks/scripts/validate-release/go.sum
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ github.com/docker/cli v24.0.0+incompatible h1:0+1VshNwBQzQAx9lOl+OYCTCEAD8fKs/qe
 github.com/docker/cli v24.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop7H2jaqPtU4hHvMKP+vjCwu2uszcLI8=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.2+incompatible h1:T3de5rq0dB1j30rp0sA2rER+m322EBzniBPB6ZIzuh8=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
-github.com/docker/docker v24.0.0+incompatible h1:z4bf8HvONXX9Tde5lGBMQ7yCJgNahmJumdrStZAbeY4=
-github.com/docker/docker v24.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
+github.com/docker/docker v26.1.4+incompatible h1:vuTpXDuoga+Z38m1OZHzl7NKisKWaWlhjQk7IDPSLsU=
+github.com/docker/docker v26.1.4+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.7.0 h1:xtCHsjxogADNZcdv1pKUHXryefjlVRqWqIhk/uXJp0A=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.7.0/go.mod h1:rETQfLdHNT3foU5kuNkFR1R1V12OJRRO5lzt2D1b5X0=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1 h1:pKouT5E8xu9zeFC39JXRDukb6JFQPXM5p5I91188VAQ=