chore: float Go version to latest 1.26.x at build time by thomasmaas · Pull Request #850 · Kuadrant/dns-operator

thomasmaas · 2026-10-30T12:12:57Z

What

Switches from pinning an exact Go patch version to floating the patch across CI:

All three go.mod files (root, coredns/plugin, coredns/plugin/geoip): go 1.26.7 → go 1.26.0 (minimum floor, not a pin)
CI workflows: go-version-file: go.mod → go-version: '1.26' (picks up latest 1.26.x at build time)

Dockerfiles already use golang:1.26 (floating tag), so no change needed there.

Why

RHCL 1.5 is the last minor release — only patch releases from here on. This approach means Go stdlib security fixes flow through automatically without requiring a manual bump PR per CVE, reducing ongoing maintenance toil.

This mirrors the approach already used by mcp-gateway since mcp-gateway#1437.

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- Updated build and continuous integration workflows to use Go 1.26 and check for the latest available release in that series.
- Standardised the Go version declared across the project and its modules to 1.26.0, keeping development and build configuration aligned.

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The root and CoreDNS Go module directives now use version 1.26.0. GitHub Actions workflows now select Go 1.26 and check for the latest matching release instead of reading the version from go.mod.

Changes: Go version alignment

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Align module and workflow Go versions `go.mod`, `coredns/plugin/go.mod`, `coredns/plugin/geoip/go.mod`, `.github/workflows/ci.yaml`, `.github/workflows/ci-e2e-0.yaml`, `.github/workflows/build-images.yaml`, `.github/workflows/build-images-for-tag-release.yaml`	The root and CoreDNS module directives now use version 1.26.0. CI, E2E, and image build workflows select Go 1.26 directly and check for the latest matching release. Existing cache settings remain unchanged.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

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Suggested reviewers: mikenairn, kevfan

Merge Risk: Low · up to a6653

CI now selects the latest Go 1.26 patch. The change appears mergeable with bounded owner awareness, but compatibility with the plugin’s lowered minimum remains unconfirmed.

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Switches from pinning an exact Go patch version to floating the patch via go-version: '1.26' in CI. Updates the go directive in all three Go modules (root, coredns/plugin, coredns/plugin/geoip) to use 1.26.0 as a minimum floor rather than a pin. Dockerfiles already use golang:1.26 (floating), so no change needed there. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Maas <thomas@webtypes.com>

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- Around line 41-42: Add check-latest: true to each changed actions/setup-go
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coderabbitai · 2026-10-30T12:21:36Z

+          go-version: '1.26'
          cache: false


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Enable latest-patch checks for Go 1.26.

actions/setup-go defaults check-latest to false and can use an older matching Go version from the runner tool cache. Add check-latest: true to all changed Go setup steps so newer Go 1.26 security patches are selected when available.

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go-version: '1.26' + check-latest: true cache: false

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coderabbitai · 2026-10-30T12:21:36Z

 module github.com/kuadrant/dns-operator/coredns/plugin

-go 1.26.7
+go 1.26.0


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cat coredns/plugin/go.mod sed -n '1,120p' coredns/plugin/Dockerfile sed -n '1,120p' .github/workflows/build-coredns-images.yaml rg -n 'toolchain|1\.26\.7|GOTOOLCHAIN|check-latest|setup-go' .github coredns Makefile go.mod

Repository: Kuadrant/dns-operator

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Keep the plugin minimum Go version at 1.26.7.

go 1.26.0 newly permits independent plugin builds with Go 1.26.0–1.26.6. Those releases can lack standard-library security fixes present in later Go 1.26 releases. The maintained image build uses floating golang:1.26, so this concern affects builds that select an older compiler rather than proving that the published image uses one.

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thomasmaas · 2026-10-30T12:36:26Z

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Maas <thomas@webtypes.com>

thomasmaas force-pushed the deps/float-go-version branch from 11a227b to 4293059 Compare October 30, 2026 12:19

thomasmaas force-pushed the deps/float-go-version branch from 4293059 to 11a84bd Compare October 30, 2026 12:19

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thomasmaas and others added 2 commits October 30, 2026 13:36

ci: re-trigger after transient proxy error

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ci: re-trigger after transient infrastructure failure

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