diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 6325564..fae3dfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "## Test Coverage" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
-          go install github.com/vladopajic/go-test-coverage/v2@latest
+          go install github.com/vladopajic/go-test-coverage/v2@v2.20.0
 
           # execute again to get the summary
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1552c40..5041ccb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "## Test Coverage" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
-          go install github.com/vladopajic/go-test-coverage/v2@latest
+          go install github.com/vladopajic/go-test-coverage/v2@v2.20.0
 
           # execute again to get the summary
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e7622d..365f8a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # 🚀 c3e — Cache with Cascading Expiration Engine
 
 [![Go Reference](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/slashdevops/c3e.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/slashdevops/c3e)
-[![Go Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-1.26%2B-00ADD8?style=flat&logo=go)](https://golang.org/)
+[![Go Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-1.27%2B-00ADD8?style=flat&logo=go)](https://golang.org/)
 [![Valkey](https://img.shields.io/badge/Valkey-Compatible-red?style=flat)](https://valkey.io/)
 [![CodeQL Advanced](https://github.com/slashdevops/c3e/actions/workflows/codeql.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/slashdevops/c3e/actions/workflows/codeql.yml)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache_2.0-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ TTL jitter, and type-safe operations on top of a plain cache.
 go get github.com/slashdevops/c3e
 ```
 
-**Requirements:** Go 1.26+ · [valkey-go](https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey-go)
+**Requirements:** Go 1.27+ · [valkey-go](https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey-go)
 v1.0.76+.
 
 ## 🚀 Quick start
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9f00b30..f8f3a10 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 module github.com/slashdevops/c3e
 
-go 1.26.0
+go 1.27.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/valkey-io/valkey-go v1.0.78
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.23.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.24.0
 )
 
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 // indirect
+require golang.org/x/sys v0.49.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2af47a7..bae41cf 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.5 h1:N6y/pJk8buWs9NY5ERU2HSMfm+IuD/OtfdAnq6kESPw=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.5/go.mod h1:HVTZu1O7/Vkt2N+BFy8Zza+lnLsABggaTM2ZpNIGuKg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.57.0 h1:K5+3DljvIuDG9/Jv9rvyMywYNFCQ9RSUY6OOTTkT+tE=
 golang.org/x/net v0.57.0/go.mod h1:KpXc8iv+r3XplLAG/f7Jsf9RPszJzdR0f58q9vGOuEU=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.23.0 h1:KameEIfc1IkluZyXWLn39Wd4tURc6GbCiISGiZm2bQk=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.23.0/go.mod h1:sUUOizhqBxiL6pEWpqNLUiaJn1ShEbZ6BBqskPbjZm0=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 h1:o7XGOvZQCADBQQ4Y7VNq2dRWQR7JmOUW8Kxx4ZsNgWs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.24.0 h1:iqiDrGoDgyuvAKrhLQthUEzU/R378N78gXbBjxed7oA=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.24.0/go.mod h1:sUUOizhqBxiL6pEWpqNLUiaJn1ShEbZ6BBqskPbjZm0=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.49.0 h1:XbzkgYJHdqh/8m2Uu0W/dQv8nktxx4BFHp1M0gROTXA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.49.0/go.mod h1:hNLxWAXmnKAxqDtdwIYC4bM9oQPEecfsnNMuSxOs3og=
 golang.org/x/text v0.41.0 h1:vz/seA0lnX87Othu2f/0L24RcgrXD9/YFTSuGjj3rH8=
 golang.org/x/text v0.41.0/go.mod h1:jvf1O8ajNzZqhSrQBPbutR/EB83Cc0CFrezNQIwbb5M=