VERSION | 4 ++--

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 975e86c687e13eeebc1005a071fbca064bab9bdf..5d25e3cb3ec570778d17e3e1aa27e1d5400c8ab1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-go1.26.8
-time 2026-08-28T16:20:06Z
+go1.26.9
+time 2026-10-02T20:28:03Z