diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 65d0b621..f2531d48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
-          go-version: '>=1.27.0'
+          go-version: '>=1.27.1'
 
       # This step usually is not needed because the /ui/dist is pregenerated locally
       # but its here to ensure that each release embeds the latest admin ui artifacts.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18fef5ed..6df94f92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 - Minor UI autocomplete optimizations _(prefix match, autocomplete debounce, etc.)_.
 
+- Bumped the min Go GitHub action version to 1.27.1 as it includes some [minor `database/sql` and `enconding/json/v2` bug fixes](https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.27.1).
+
 
 ## v0.40.1