diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a51a0b28..63925e6f8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,3 +53,8 @@ s3-check-md5
 s3-verify
 xattr
 xl-meta
+
+.gitignore
+.goreleaser.yml
+
+dist/
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a95708523..8ed547e76 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/minio/minio
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.8
+go 1.25.5
 
 // Install tools using 'go install tool'.
 tool (