diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 78fdfd08f..dff3d7684 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #
 
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/make/common.pm b/make/common.pm
index 7046b878f..26129e24b 100644
--- a/make/common.pm
+++ b/make/common.pm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 package make::common;
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/make/configure.pm b/make/configure.pm
index 9fcb17cf0..30ffd8547 100644
--- a/make/configure.pm
+++ b/make/configure.pm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 package make::configure;
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/make/console.pm b/make/console.pm
index e6f8d4838..7557b19fd 100644
--- a/make/console.pm
+++ b/make/console.pm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 package make::console;
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/make/directive.pm b/make/directive.pm
index a1d3c1a17..6368168c0 100644
--- a/make/directive.pm
+++ b/make/directive.pm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 package make::directive;
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/make/unit-cc.pl b/make/unit-cc.pl
index f4fa5a650..3fee48d83 100755
--- a/make/unit-cc.pl
+++ b/make/unit-cc.pl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #
 
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/modulemanager b/modulemanager
index 891f309a8..4e27ab970 100755
--- a/modulemanager
+++ b/modulemanager
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BEGIN {
 	}
 }
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/tools/directive b/tools/directive
index cdaf490be..8212da15e 100755
--- a/tools/directive
+++ b/tools/directive
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #
 
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/tools/genssl b/tools/genssl
index a8fc51514..dd276a17c 100755
--- a/tools/genssl
+++ b/tools/genssl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/tools/mkdescriptions b/tools/mkdescriptions
index 531265443..52e77af74 100755
--- a/tools/mkdescriptions
+++ b/tools/mkdescriptions
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #
 
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/tools/mkheaders b/tools/mkheaders
index ef5302cfa..de483767c 100755
--- a/tools/mkheaders
+++ b/tools/mkheaders
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #
 
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/tools/test-build b/tools/test-build
index 007096a48..41daceab1 100755
--- a/tools/test-build
+++ b/tools/test-build
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #
 
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/tools/testssl b/tools/testssl
index 283e99f51..e39ee031a 100755
--- a/tools/testssl
+++ b/tools/testssl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #
 
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);
 
diff --git a/vendor/update b/vendor/update
index 3c04bc63a..fcc22c32a 100755
--- a/vendor/update
+++ b/vendor/update
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #
 
 
-use v5.10.0;
+use v5.26.0;
 use strict;
 use warnings FATAL => qw(all);