diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ea1a9bb..722f1b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: TanklesXL/gleam_actions/.github/actions/install_gleam@main
         with:
           erlang_version: 27
-          gleam_version: 1.5.1
+          gleam_version: 1.6.0
       - uses: TanklesXL/gleam_actions/.github/actions/hex_publish@main
         with:
           hex_user: ${{ secrets.HEXPM_USER }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 25b0ade..9e77e3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: TanklesXL/gleam_actions/.github/actions/install_gleam@main
         with:
-          gleam_version: 1.5.1
+          gleam_version: 1.6.0
           erlang_version: 27
       - uses: TanklesXL/gleam_actions/.github/actions/format@main
 
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: TanklesXL/gleam_actions/.github/actions/install_gleam@main
         with:
-          gleam_version: 1.5.1
+          gleam_version: 1.6.0
           erlang_version: 27
       - uses: TanklesXL/gleam_actions/.github/actions/deps_cache@main
         with:
-          gleam_version: 1.5.1
+          gleam_version: 1.6.0
 
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        erlang: ["26", "27"]
+        erlang: ["27"]
 
     env:
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://squirrel_test:postgres_password@localhost:5432/squirrel_test
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: TanklesXL/gleam_actions/.github/actions/deps_cache@main
       - uses: TanklesXL/gleam_actions/.github/actions/install_gleam@main
         with:
-          gleam_version: 1.5.1
+          gleam_version: 1.6.0
           erlang_version: ${{ matrix.erlang }}
       - name: "integration test"
         run: ./integration_test