diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..849b65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Local env files
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+config.yaml
+
+# Build outputs
+bin/
+dist/
+build/
+__pycache__/
+tmp/
+*.log
+*.pid
+logs
+.cache
+.gocache
+# Go artifacts
+*.test
+*.out
+coverage.out
+*.prof
+.gomodcache
+
+# IDE / OS
+.DS_Store
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.github/act_secret_file
+report.xml
+dumps/
+.claude/
+compose/local.override.yml
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c0d793e..bbef7ef 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.25.3-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.26.6-alpine AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /build
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7fd13a2..39a80c8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/edgefn/http-mock
 
-go 1.25.3
+go 1.26.6
 
 require (
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.18.0