diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index c5efb33e2..98b225831 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v7
       with:
-        go-version: "1.26"
+        go-version: "1.27"
 
     - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
       with:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v7
       with:
-        go-version: "1.26"
+        go-version: "1.27"
 
     - run: |
         go mod tidy -diff
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index fe7acc60a..0a8e466e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: ["1.25", "1.26"]
+        go: ["1.26", "1.27"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v7
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - run: make test-nodocker
 
-    - if: matrix.go == '1.26'
+    - if: matrix.go == '1.27'
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v7
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 86e2985be..f691fb406 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-BASE_IMAGE = golang:1.26-alpine3.24
+BASE_IMAGE = golang:1.27-alpine3.24
 LINT_IMAGE = golangci/golangci-lint:v2.13.1
 
 .PHONY: $(shell ls)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 408e86525..f2e704708 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Features:
 
 ## Installation
 
-1. Install Go ≥ 1.25.
+1. Install Go ≥ 1.26.
 
 2. Create an empty folder, open a terminal in it and initialize the Go modules system:
 
diff --git a/channel.go b/channel.go
index 7de808a4f..bb457c7db 100644
--- a/channel.go
+++ b/channel.go
@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@ func (ch *Channel) runReader() error {
 			var err error
 			fr, err = ch.frameReadWriter.Read()
 			if err != nil {
-				var eerr frame.ReadError
-				if errors.As(err, &eerr) {
+				if _, ok := errors.AsType[frame.ReadError](err); ok {
 					ch.node.pushEvent(&EventParseError{err, ch})
 					continue
 				}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c13b00fb9..455ebfde0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/bluenviron/gomavlib/v4
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/kong v1.16.1
diff --git a/pkg/frame/reader.go b/pkg/frame/reader.go
index 2d1305135..266936dd1 100644
--- a/pkg/frame/reader.go
+++ b/pkg/frame/reader.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const (
 func hasStringFields(msg message.Message) bool {
 	typ := reflect.TypeOf(msg).Elem()
 
-	for i := range typ.NumField() {
-		if typ.Field(i).Type == reflect.TypeFor[string]() {
+	for field := range typ.Fields() {
+		if field.Type == reflect.TypeFor[string]() {
 			return true
 		}
 	}