diff --git a/hack/tools/go.mod b/hack/tools/go.mod
index d8ed417763cf..321dd32c3805 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/go.mod
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
+require github.com/moby/docker-image-spec v1.3.1 // indirect
+
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go v0.112.1 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/compute v1.24.0 // indirect
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
 	github.com/distribution/reference v0.5.0 // indirect
-	github.com/docker/docker v25.0.5+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/docker/docker v26.1.5+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/drone/envsubst/v2 v2.0.0-20210730161058-179042472c46 // indirect
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.sum b/hack/tools/go.sum
index 3934bbcc0d1b..c14578a316ae 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/go.sum
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.5.0 h1:/FUIFXtfc/x2gpa5/VGfiGLuOIdYa1t65IKK2OFGvA0=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.5.0/go.mod h1:BbU0aIcezP1/5jX/8MP0YiH4SdvB5Y4f/wlDRiLyi3E=
-github.com/docker/docker v25.0.5+incompatible h1:UmQydMduGkrD5nQde1mecF/YnSbTOaPeFIeP5C4W+DE=
-github.com/docker/docker v25.0.5+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
+github.com/docker/docker v26.1.5+incompatible h1:NEAxTwEjxV6VbBMBoGG3zPqbiJosIApZjxlbrG9q3/g=
+github.com/docker/docker v26.1.5+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0 h1:USnMq7hx7gwdVZq1L49hLXaFtUdTADjXGp+uj1Br63c=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0/go.mod h1:ov60Kzw0kKElRwhNs9UlUHAE/F9Fe6GLaXnqyDdmEXc=
 github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0 h1:3uh0PgVws3nIA0Q+MwDC8yjEPf9zjRfZZWXZYDct3Tw=
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0/go.mod h1:bFUtVrKA4DC2yAKiSyO/QUcy7e+RR
 github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.0/go.mod h1:mSTlrgnPZtwu0c4WaC2kGObEpuNDbx0jmZXqmk4esnw=
 github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 h1:G2LzWKi524PWgd3mLHV8Y5k7s6XUvT0Gef6zxSIeXaQ=
 github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2/go.mod h1:mSTlrgnPZtwu0c4WaC2kGObEpuNDbx0jmZXqmk4esnw=
+github.com/moby/docker-image-spec v1.3.1 h1:jMKff3w6PgbfSa69GfNg+zN/XLhfXJGnEx3Nl2EsFP0=
+github.com/moby/docker-image-spec v1.3.1/go.mod h1:eKmb5VW8vQEh/BAr2yvVNvuiJuY6UIocYsFu/DxxRpo=
 github.com/moby/term v0.5.0 h1:xt8Q1nalod/v7BqbG21f8mQPqH+xAaC9C3N3wfWbVP0=
 github.com/moby/term v0.5.0/go.mod h1:8FzsFHVUBGZdbDsJw/ot+X+d5HLUbvklYLJ9uGfcI3Y=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180228061459-e0a39a4cb421/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index bfca6538ad40..4622d9e5facb 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => ../
 
 require (
 	github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0
-	github.com/docker/docker v25.0.5+incompatible
+	github.com/docker/docker v26.1.5+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.12.0
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/moby/docker-image-spec v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/moby/spdystream v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/moby/term v0.0.0-20221205130635-1aeaba878587 // indirect
 	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index d67dc26a8eea..ee6de69f8766 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.5.0 h1:/FUIFXtfc/x2gpa5/VGfiGLuOIdYa1t65IKK2OFGvA0=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.5.0/go.mod h1:BbU0aIcezP1/5jX/8MP0YiH4SdvB5Y4f/wlDRiLyi3E=
-github.com/docker/docker v25.0.5+incompatible h1:UmQydMduGkrD5nQde1mecF/YnSbTOaPeFIeP5C4W+DE=
-github.com/docker/docker v25.0.5+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
+github.com/docker/docker v26.1.5+incompatible h1:NEAxTwEjxV6VbBMBoGG3zPqbiJosIApZjxlbrG9q3/g=
+github.com/docker/docker v26.1.5+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0 h1:USnMq7hx7gwdVZq1L49hLXaFtUdTADjXGp+uj1Br63c=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0/go.mod h1:ov60Kzw0kKElRwhNs9UlUHAE/F9Fe6GLaXnqyDdmEXc=
 github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0 h1:3uh0PgVws3nIA0Q+MwDC8yjEPf9zjRfZZWXZYDct3Tw=
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0/go.mod h1:bFUtVrKA4DC2yAKiSyO/QUcy7e+RR
 github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.0/go.mod h1:mSTlrgnPZtwu0c4WaC2kGObEpuNDbx0jmZXqmk4esnw=
 github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 h1:G2LzWKi524PWgd3mLHV8Y5k7s6XUvT0Gef6zxSIeXaQ=
 github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2/go.mod h1:mSTlrgnPZtwu0c4WaC2kGObEpuNDbx0jmZXqmk4esnw=
+github.com/moby/docker-image-spec v1.3.1 h1:jMKff3w6PgbfSa69GfNg+zN/XLhfXJGnEx3Nl2EsFP0=
+github.com/moby/docker-image-spec v1.3.1/go.mod h1:eKmb5VW8vQEh/BAr2yvVNvuiJuY6UIocYsFu/DxxRpo=
 github.com/moby/spdystream v0.2.0 h1:cjW1zVyyoiM0T7b6UoySUFqzXMoqRckQtXwGPiBhOM8=
 github.com/moby/spdystream v0.2.0/go.mod h1:f7i0iNDQJ059oMTcWxx8MA/zKFIuD/lY+0GqbN2Wy8c=
 github.com/moby/term v0.0.0-20221205130635-1aeaba878587 h1:HfkjXDfhgVaN5rmueG8cL8KKeFNecRCXFhaJ2qZ5SKA=
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/container/docker.go b/test/infrastructure/container/docker.go
index 01f8a4ffef7f..4e6e56e67975 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/container/docker.go
+++ b/test/infrastructure/container/docker.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	dockercontainer "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	dockerfilters "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
+	dockerimage "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	dockersystem "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/system"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ func (d *dockerRuntime) PullContainerImageIfNotExists(ctx context.Context, image
 
 // PullContainerImage triggers the Docker engine to pull an image.
 func (d *dockerRuntime) PullContainerImage(ctx context.Context, image string) error {
-	pullResp, err := d.dockerClient.ImagePull(ctx, image, types.ImagePullOptions{})
+	pullResp, err := d.dockerClient.ImagePull(ctx, image, dockerimage.PullOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failure pulling container image: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ func (d *dockerRuntime) PullContainerImage(ctx context.Context, image string) er
 func (d *dockerRuntime) ImageExistsLocally(ctx context.Context, image string) (bool, error) {
 	filters := dockerfilters.NewArgs()
 	filters.Add("reference", image)
-	images, err := d.dockerClient.ImageList(ctx, types.ImageListOptions{
+	images, err := d.dockerClient.ImageList(ctx, dockerimage.ListOptions{
 		Filters: filters,
 	})
 	if err != nil {