Bump minimum go version to 1.25

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 env:
-  latest_go: "1.25.x"
+  latest_go: "1.26.x"
   GO111MODULE: on
 
 jobs:
@@ -23,29 +23,29 @@ jobs:
         # list of jobs to run:
         include:
           - job_name: Windows
-            go: 1.25.x
+            go: 1.26.x
             os: windows-latest
 
           - job_name: macOS
-            go: 1.25.x
+            go: 1.26.x
             os: macOS-latest
             test_fuse: false
 
           - job_name: Linux
-            go: 1.25.x
+            go: 1.26.x
             os: ubuntu-latest
             test_cloud_backends: true
             test_fuse: true
             check_changelog: true
 
           - job_name: Linux (race)
-            go: 1.25.x
+            go: 1.26.x
             os: ubuntu-latest
             test_fuse: true
             test_opts: "-race"
 
           - job_name: Linux
-            go: 1.24.x
+            go: 1.25.x
             os: ubuntu-latest
             test_fuse: true
 

build.go

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ var config = Config{
 	// see https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/issues/11448
 	DefaultBuildTags: []string{"selfupdate", "disable_grpc_modules"}, // specify build tags which are always used
 	Tests:            []string{"./..."},                              // tests to run
-	MinVersion:       GoVersion{Major: 1, Minor: 24, Patch: 0},       // minimum Go version supported
+	MinVersion:       GoVersion{Major: 1, Minor: 25, Patch: 0},       // minimum Go version supported
 }
 
 // Config configures the build.

changelog/unreleased/pull-21796

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Change: Update dependencies and require Go 1.25 or newer
+
+We have updated all dependencies. Restic now requires Go 1.25 or newer to build.
+
+https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/21796
+https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/5619

changelog/unreleased/pull-4938

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Change: Update dependencies and require Go 1.24 or newer
-
-We have updated all dependencies. Restic now requires Go 1.24 or newer to build.
-
-https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/5619

doc/020_installation.rst

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ From Source
 ***********
 
 restic is written in the Go programming language and you need at least
-Go version 1.24. Building restic may also work with older versions of Go,
+Go version 1.25. Building restic may also work with older versions of Go,
 but that's not supported. See the `Getting
 started <https://go.dev/doc/install>`__ guide of the Go project for
 instructions how to install Go.

docker/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.26-alpine AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/restic/restic
 

go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/restic/restic
 
-go 1.24.0
+go 1.25.0
+
+toolchain go1.25.10
 
 // keep the old behavior for reparse points on windows until handling reparse points has been improved in restic
 // https://forum.restic.net/t/windows-junction-backup-with-go1-23-or-later/8940