diff --git a/.github/actions/go-versions/action.yml b/.github/actions/go-versions/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f0f7ff5628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/go-versions/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: 'Fetch Go Versions'
+description: >
+  Fetches go-versions.yml from dd-trace-go/main and exposes the stable and
+  oldstable Go versions as step outputs. Uses only curl, grep and sed — no
+  yq or external tool installation required.
+
+outputs:
+  stable:
+    description: 'Stable Go minor version (e.g. "1.26")'
+    value: ${{ steps.parse.outputs.stable }}
+  oldstable:
+    description: 'Old-stable Go minor version (e.g. "1.25")'
+    value: ${{ steps.parse.outputs.oldstable }}
+  stable_patch:
+    description: 'Stable Go patch version (e.g. "1.26.0")'
+    value: ${{ steps.parse.outputs.stable_patch }}
+  oldstable_patch:
+    description: 'Old-stable Go patch version (e.g. "1.25.7")'
+    value: ${{ steps.parse.outputs.oldstable_patch }}
+  matrix:
+    description: 'JSON array of minor versions ordered [oldstable, stable] for use in strategy.matrix'
+    value: ${{ steps.parse.outputs.matrix }}
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Fetch and parse go-versions.yml
+      id: parse
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DataDog/dd-trace-go/refs/heads/main/go-versions.yml"
+        content=$(curl -fsSL "$url") || {
+          echo "ERROR: Failed to fetch go-versions.yml from ${url}" >&2
+          exit 1
+        }
+
+        stable=$(echo "$content"       | grep '^stable:'         | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
+        oldstable=$(echo "$content"    | grep '^oldstable:'      | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
+        stable_patch=$(echo "$content" | grep '^stable_patch:'   | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
+        oldstable_patch=$(echo "$content" | grep '^oldstable_patch:' | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
+
+        if [[ -z "$stable" || -z "$oldstable" || -z "$stable_patch" || -z "$oldstable_patch" ]]; then
+          echo "ERROR: Failed to parse one or more keys from go-versions.yml" >&2
+          echo "  stable='${stable}' oldstable='${oldstable}' stable_patch='${stable_patch}' oldstable_patch='${oldstable_patch}'" >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        matrix="[\"${oldstable}\",\"${stable}\"]"
+
+        echo "stable=${stable}"                   >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "oldstable=${oldstable}"             >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "stable_patch=${stable_patch}"       >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "oldstable_patch=${oldstable_patch}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "matrix=${matrix}"                   >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+        echo "Go versions fetched from dd-trace-go/main:"
+        echo "  stable=${stable}  oldstable=${oldstable}"
+        echo "  stable_patch=${stable_patch}  oldstable_patch=${oldstable_patch}"
+        echo "  matrix=${matrix}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-end-to-end.yml b/.github/workflows/run-end-to-end.yml
index 3e6ef05f7b4..5f861507056 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-end-to-end.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-end-to-end.yml
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ jobs:
         scenarios: ${{ inputs.scenarios }}
         dockerhub_username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
         dockerhub_token: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Fetch Go versions
+      if: inputs.library == 'golang'
+      id: go-versions
+      uses: ./.github/actions/go-versions
     - name: Build weblog
       id: build
       run: |
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ jobs:
         ./build.sh ${{ inputs.library }} -i weblog -w ${{ inputs.weblog }}
       env:
         SYSTEM_TEST_BUILD_ATTEMPTS: 3
+        GO_VERSION: ${{ steps.go-versions.outputs.stable }}
 
     - name: Run INTEGRATION_FRAMEWORKS scenario
       if: always() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' && contains(inputs.scenarios, '"INTEGRATION_FRAMEWORKS"')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
index 68eb133054c..e4292d7ffa3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
@@ -224,9 +224,15 @@ jobs:
         if: inputs.library == 'python' && inputs._build_python_base_images
         run: |
           ./utils/build/build_python_base_images.sh
+      - name: Fetch Go versions
+        if: inputs.library == 'golang'
+        id: go-versions
+        uses: ./.github/actions/go-versions
       - name: Build weblog
         id: build
         run: SYSTEM_TEST_BUILD_ATTEMPTS=3 ./build.sh ${{ inputs.library }} -i weblog -w ${{ matrix.weblog.name }} -s --github-token-file "$RUNNER_TEMP/github_token.txt"
+        env:
+          GO_VERSION: ${{ steps.go-versions.outputs.stable }}
       - name: Remove secrets
         if: always()
         run: |
diff --git a/utils/build/build.sh b/utils/build/build.sh
index 0c8cf874389..bd6fe540a66 100755
--- a/utils/build/build.sh
+++ b/utils/build/build.sh
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ build() {
     echo "WEBLOG_VARIANT:    $WEBLOG_VARIANT"
     echo "BUILD_IMAGES:      $BUILD_IMAGES"
     echo "EXTRA_DOCKER_ARGS: $EXTRA_DOCKER_ARGS"
+    echo "GO_VERSION:        $GO_VERSION"
     echo ""
 
     # Issues with Mac M1 arm64 arch. This patch is intended to affect Mac M1 only.
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ build() {
                     --progress=plain \
                     ${DOCKER_PLATFORM_ARGS} \
                     ${GITHUB_TOKEN_SECRET_ARG} \
+                    ${GO_VERSION_BUILD_ARG} \
                     -f ${DOCKERFILE} \
                     --label "system-tests-library=${TEST_LIBRARY}" \
                     --label "system-tests-weblog-variant=${WEBLOG_VARIANT}" \
@@ -351,6 +353,12 @@ TEST_LIBRARY="${TEST_LIBRARY:-${DEFAULT_TEST_LIBRARY}}"
 BINARY_PATH="${BINARY_PATH:-}"
 BINARY_URL="${BINARY_URL:-}"
 GITHUB_TOKEN_FILE="${GITHUB_TOKEN_FILE:-}"
+GO_VERSION="${GO_VERSION:-}"
+
+GO_VERSION_BUILD_ARG=""
+if [[ -n "$GO_VERSION" ]]; then
+    GO_VERSION_BUILD_ARG="--build-arg GO_VERSION=${GO_VERSION}"
+fi
 
 if [[ "${BUILD_IMAGES}" =~ /weblog/ && ! -d "${SCRIPT_DIR}/docker/${TEST_LIBRARY}" ]]; then
     echo "Library ${TEST_LIBRARY} not found"
diff --git a/utils/build/docker/golang/chi.Dockerfile b/utils/build/docker/golang/chi.Dockerfile
index 8cd33002585..5537681557e 100644
--- a/utils/build/docker/golang/chi.Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/build/docker/golang/chi.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.25
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache jq curl bash gcc musl-dev git
 
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ RUN go version && curl --version
 # build application binary
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/app/ /app/
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN go mod edit -go=${GO_VERSION}
 
 ENV GOCACHE=/root/.cache/go-build \
     GOMODCACHE=/go/pkg/mod
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=${GOMODCACHE}
 
 # ==============================================================================
 
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache curl bash gcc musl-dev
 
diff --git a/utils/build/docker/golang/echo.Dockerfile b/utils/build/docker/golang/echo.Dockerfile
index 52f3294141e..dc034be1995 100644
--- a/utils/build/docker/golang/echo.Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/build/docker/golang/echo.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.25
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache jq curl bash gcc musl-dev git
 
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ RUN go version && curl --version
 # build application binary
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/app/ /app/
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN go mod edit -go=${GO_VERSION}
 
 ENV GOCACHE=/root/.cache/go-build \
     GOMODCACHE=/go/pkg/mod
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=${GOMODCACHE}
 
 # ==============================================================================
 
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache curl bash gcc musl-dev
 
diff --git a/utils/build/docker/golang/gin.Dockerfile b/utils/build/docker/golang/gin.Dockerfile
index 30214a6797b..7fe7b9eaa2b 100644
--- a/utils/build/docker/golang/gin.Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/build/docker/golang/gin.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.25
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache jq curl bash gcc musl-dev git
 
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ RUN go version && curl --version
 # build application binary
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/app /app/
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN go mod edit -go=${GO_VERSION}
 
 ENV GOCACHE=/root/.cache/go-build \
     GOMODCACHE=/go/pkg/mod
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=${GOMODCACHE}
 
 # ==============================================================================
 
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache curl bash gcc musl-dev
 
diff --git a/utils/build/docker/golang/gqlgen.Dockerfile b/utils/build/docker/golang/gqlgen.Dockerfile
index cf35631ca89..eb98eba1ee7 100644
--- a/utils/build/docker/golang/gqlgen.Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/build/docker/golang/gqlgen.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM golang:1.25
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.25
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}
+ARG GO_VERSION
 
 # print important lib versions
 RUN go version && curl --version
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install jq git
 RUN mkdir -p /app
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/app/go.mod utils/build/docker/golang/app/go.sum /app/
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN go mod edit -go=${GO_VERSION}
 RUN go mod download && go mod verify
 
 # copy the app code
diff --git a/utils/build/docker/golang/graph-gophers.Dockerfile b/utils/build/docker/golang/graph-gophers.Dockerfile
index 28cfd98b1cf..2a3301967c2 100644
--- a/utils/build/docker/golang/graph-gophers.Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/build/docker/golang/graph-gophers.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM golang:1.25
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.25
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}
+ARG GO_VERSION
 
 # print important lib versions
 RUN go version && curl --version
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install jq git
 RUN mkdir -p /app
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/app/go.mod utils/build/docker/golang/app/go.sum /app/
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN go mod edit -go=${GO_VERSION}
 RUN go mod download && go mod verify
 
 # copy the app code
diff --git a/utils/build/docker/golang/graphql-go.Dockerfile b/utils/build/docker/golang/graphql-go.Dockerfile
index f95e906b6b2..766d8446d3c 100644
--- a/utils/build/docker/golang/graphql-go.Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/build/docker/golang/graphql-go.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM golang:1.25
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.25
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}
+ARG GO_VERSION
 
 # print important lib versions
 RUN go version && curl --version
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install jq git
 RUN mkdir -p /app
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/app/go.mod utils/build/docker/golang/app/go.sum /app/
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN go mod edit -go=${GO_VERSION}
 RUN go mod download && go mod verify
 
 # copy the app code
diff --git a/utils/build/docker/golang/net-http-orchestrion.Dockerfile b/utils/build/docker/golang/net-http-orchestrion.Dockerfile
index d976be10fd5..f93c13d174d 100644
--- a/utils/build/docker/golang/net-http-orchestrion.Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/build/docker/golang/net-http-orchestrion.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.25
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache jq curl bash gcc musl-dev git
 
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ COPY utils/build/docker/golang/app/ /app/
 # WORKDIR /app will fail with the following error:
 # main module (systemtests.weblog) does not contain package systemtests.weblog/net-http-orchestrion
 WORKDIR /app/net-http-orchestrion
+RUN go mod edit -go=${GO_VERSION}
 
 ENV GOCACHE=/root/.cache/go-build \
     GOMODCACHE=/go/pkg/mod
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=${GOMODCACHE}
 
 # ==============================================================================
 
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache curl bash gcc musl-dev
 
diff --git a/utils/build/docker/golang/net-http.Dockerfile b/utils/build/docker/golang/net-http.Dockerfile
index ec03f7ad6bf..9a39a3d78d2 100644
--- a/utils/build/docker/golang/net-http.Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/build/docker/golang/net-http.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.25
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache jq curl bash gcc musl-dev git
 
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ RUN go version && curl --version
 # build application binary
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/app/ /app/
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN go mod edit -go=${GO_VERSION}
 
 ENV GOCACHE=/root/.cache/go-build \
     GOMODCACHE=/go/pkg/mod
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=${GOMODCACHE}
 
 # ==============================================================================
 
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache curl bash gcc musl-dev
 
diff --git a/utils/build/docker/golang/parametric/Dockerfile b/utils/build/docker/golang/parametric/Dockerfile
index 74b1a6f28e3..ec7749a9aee 100644
--- a/utils/build/docker/golang/parametric/Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/build/docker/golang/parametric/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 
-FROM golang:1.25
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.25
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}
+ARG GO_VERSION
 
 # install jq
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install jq
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/parametric/go.mod /app
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/parametric/go.sum /app
+RUN go mod edit -go=${GO_VERSION}
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/parametric/. /app
 # download the proper tracer version
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/install_ddtrace.sh binaries* /binaries/
diff --git a/utils/build/docker/golang/uds-echo.Dockerfile b/utils/build/docker/golang/uds-echo.Dockerfile
index fd65560a7af..a057de3df81 100644
--- a/utils/build/docker/golang/uds-echo.Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/build/docker/golang/uds-echo.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.25
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine AS build
+ARG GO_VERSION
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache jq curl bash gcc musl-dev socat git
 
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ RUN go version && curl --version
 RUN mkdir -p /app
 COPY utils/build/docker/golang/app/go.mod utils/build/docker/golang/app/go.sum /app/
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN go mod edit -go=${GO_VERSION}
 RUN go mod download && go mod verify
 
 # copy the app code