diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 8c243e6..ee57f37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: "1.25.x"
+          go-version: "1.27.x"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2ecd502..2232d7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        go-version: ["1.25.x", "1.26.x"]
+        go-version: ["1.27.x"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: "1.25.x"
+          go-version: "1.27.x"
 
       - name: Race test
         run: go test -race ./...
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: "1.25.x"
+          go-version: "1.27.x"
 
       - name: Allocation budget
         env:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: "1.25.x"
+          go-version: "1.27.x"
 
       - name: Install benchstat
         run: go install golang.org/x/perf/cmd/benchstat@latest
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 30af83b..b58ebda 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/pkkummermo/govalin
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.27.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/ddliu/go-httpclient v0.7.1
diff --git a/perf_test.go b/perf_test.go
index a9a9c09..693eae8 100644
--- a/perf_test.go
+++ b/perf_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var allocationBudgets = []allocationBudget{
 	{
 		name:    "json",
 		target:  "/json",
-		allowed: 15,
+		allowed: 16,
 		build: func(app *App) {
 			type payload struct {
 				Name  string `json:"name"`
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var allocationBudgets = []allocationBudget{
 	{
 		name:    "not found",
 		target:  "/missing",
-		allowed: 36,
+		allowed: 38,
 		build:   func(app *App) { app.Get("/text", func(call *Call) { call.Text("Hello world") }) },
 	},
 	{