diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/build-macos.yml
index f457cc687c..09ca5d69ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-macos.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.4'
+          go-version: '1.27.0-rc.2'
           cache: true
       - name: Restore LLVM source cache
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
         id: cache-llvm-build
         with:
-          key: llvm-build-20-${{ matrix.os }}-v2
+          key: llvm-build-20-${{ matrix.os }}-v3
           path: llvm-build
       - name: Build LLVM
         if: steps.cache-llvm-build.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.4'
+          go-version: '1.27.0-rc.2'
           cache: true
       - name: Build TinyGo (LLVM ${{ matrix.version }})
         run: go install -tags=llvm${{ matrix.version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compat.yml b/.github/workflows/compat.yml
index 7ba585dc78..42f6826507 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compat.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       # Oldest versions currently supported by TinyGo
       LLVM: "15"
-      Go: "1.24" # when updating this, also update minorMin in builder/config.go
+      Go: "1.25" # when updating this, also update minorMin in builder/config.go
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index fc519c07dd..d4721ee4c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.4'
+          go-version: '1.27.0-rc.2'
           cache: true
       - name: Run go mod tidy
         run: go mod tidy
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     # statically linked binary.
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: golang:1.26-alpine
+      image: golang:1.27rc2-alpine
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
         id: cache-llvm-build
         with:
-          key: llvm-build-20-linux-alpine-v2
+          key: llvm-build-20-linux-alpine-v3
           path: llvm-build
       - name: Build LLVM
         if: steps.cache-llvm-build.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v5
         id: cache-binaryen
         with:
-          key: binaryen-linux-alpine-v2
+          key: binaryen-linux-alpine-v3
           path: build/wasm-opt
       - name: Build Binaryen
         if: steps.cache-binaryen.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.4'
+          go-version: '1.27.0-rc.2'
           cache: true
       - name: Install wasmtime
         uses: bytecodealliance/actions/wasmtime/setup@v1
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.4'
+          go-version: '1.27.0-rc.2'
           cache: true
       - name: Install Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
         id: cache-llvm-build
         with:
-          key: llvm-build-20-linux-asserts-v1
+          key: llvm-build-20-linux-asserts-v2
           path: llvm-build
       - name: Build LLVM
         if: steps.cache-llvm-build.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.4'
+          go-version: '1.27.0-rc.2'
           cache: true
       - name: Restore LLVM source cache
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
         id: cache-llvm-build
         with:
-          key: llvm-build-20-linux-${{ matrix.goarch }}-v1
+          key: llvm-build-20-linux-${{ matrix.goarch }}-v2
           path: llvm-build
       - name: Build LLVM
         if: steps.cache-llvm-build.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v5
         id: cache-binaryen
         with:
-          key: binaryen-linux-${{ matrix.goarch }}-v4
+          key: binaryen-linux-${{ matrix.goarch }}-v5
           path: build/wasm-opt
       - name: Build Binaryen
         if: steps.cache-binaryen.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 5e76e207d2..77aa5d8d6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.4'
+          go-version: '1.27.0-rc.2'
           cache: true
       - name: Restore cached LLVM source
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
         id: cache-llvm-build
         with:
-          key: llvm-build-20-windows-v5
+          key: llvm-build-20-windows-v6
           path: llvm-build
       - name: Build LLVM
         if: steps.cache-llvm-build.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.4'
+          go-version: '1.27.0-rc.2'
           cache: true
       - name: Download TinyGo build
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.4'
+          go-version: '1.27.0-rc.2'
           cache: true
       - name: Download TinyGo build
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.4'
+          go-version: '1.27.0-rc.2'
           cache: true
       - name: Download TinyGo build
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1fe6d2d74e..4103d00770 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # tinygo-llvm stage obtains the llvm source for TinyGo
-FROM golang:1.26 AS tinygo-llvm
+FROM golang:1.27rc2 AS tinygo-llvm
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y apt-utils make cmake clang-17 ninja-build && \
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN cd /tinygo/ && \
 
 # tinygo-compiler copies the compiler build over to a base Go container (without
 # all the build tools etc).
-FROM golang:1.26 AS tinygo-compiler
+FROM golang:1.27rc2 AS tinygo-compiler
 
 # Copy tinygo build.
 COPY --from=tinygo-compiler-build /tinygo/build/release/tinygo /tinygo
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index ec4c6a1a5c..42f87b6f7f 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -387,7 +387,9 @@ TEST_PACKAGES_FAST = \
 
 # archive/zip requires os.ReadAt, which is not yet supported on windows
 # bytes requires mmap
-# compress/flate appears to hang on wasi
+# compress/flate appears to hang on wasi; on all targets Go 1.27's new
+#   compress/flate.indexTokens returns a ~262KB struct by value which crashes
+#   LLVM's X86 instruction selector during LTO codegen
 # crypto/aes needs reflect.Type.Method(), not yet implemented
 # crypto/des fails on wasi, needs panic()/recover()
 # crypto/hmac fails on wasi, it exits with a "slice out of range" panic
@@ -409,7 +411,6 @@ TEST_PACKAGES_FAST = \
 # Additional standard library packages that pass tests on individual platforms
 TEST_PACKAGES_LINUX := \
 	archive/zip \
-	compress/flate \
 	context \
 	crypto/aes \
 	crypto/des \
@@ -437,7 +438,6 @@ TEST_PACKAGES_DARWIN := $(TEST_PACKAGES_LINUX)
 
 # os/user requires t.Skip() support
 TEST_PACKAGES_WINDOWS := \
-	compress/flate \
 	crypto/des \
 	crypto/hmac \
 	image \
diff --git a/builder/builtins.go b/builder/builtins.go
index f135c83dd1..1feeb5d5a3 100644
--- a/builder/builtins.go
+++ b/builder/builtins.go
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@ var windowsI386Builtins = []string{
 	"i386/chkstk.S", // also _alloca
 }
 
+// Builtins needed specifically for windows/amd64.
+var windowsAMD64Builtins = []string{
+	"x86_64/chkstk.S",
+}
+
+// Builtins needed specifically for windows/arm64.
+var windowsARM64Builtins = []string{
+	"aarch64/chkstk.S",
+}
+
 // libCompilerRT is a library with symbols required by programs compiled with
 // LLVM. These symbols are for operations that cannot be emitted with a single
 // instruction or a short sequence of instructions for that target.
@@ -233,13 +243,28 @@ var libCompilerRT = Library{
 			builtins = append(builtins, aeabiBuiltins...)
 		case "avr":
 			builtins = append(builtins, avrBuiltins...)
-		case "x86_64", "aarch64", "riscv64": // any 64-bit arch
+		case "x86_64":
+			builtins = append(builtins, genericBuiltins128...)
+			if isWindowsTriple(target) {
+				builtins = append(builtins, windowsAMD64Builtins...)
+			}
+		case "aarch64":
+			builtins = append(builtins, genericBuiltins128...)
+			if isWindowsTriple(target) {
+				builtins = append(builtins, windowsARM64Builtins...)
+			}
+		case "riscv64":
 			builtins = append(builtins, genericBuiltins128...)
 		case "i386":
-			if strings.Split(target, "-")[2] == "windows" {
+			if isWindowsTriple(target) {
 				builtins = append(builtins, windowsI386Builtins...)
 			}
 		}
 		return builtins, nil
 	},
 }
+
+func isWindowsTriple(target string) bool {
+	parts := strings.Split(target, "-")
+	return len(parts) > 2 && parts[2] == "windows"
+}
diff --git a/builder/config.go b/builder/config.go
index afada914c9..4dcc2786e8 100644
--- a/builder/config.go
+++ b/builder/config.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func NewConfig(options *compileopts.Options) (*compileopts.Config, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Version range supported by TinyGo.
-	const minorMin = 24 // when updating the min version, also update .github/workflows/compat.yml
-	const minorMax = 26
+	const minorMin = 25 // when updating the min version, also update .github/workflows/compat.yml
+	const minorMax = 27
 
 	// Check that we support this Go toolchain version.
 	gorootMajor, gorootMinor, err := goenv.GetGorootVersion()
diff --git a/builder/sizes_test.go b/builder/sizes_test.go
index c73d653c0e..ee769ee9d9 100644
--- a/builder/sizes_test.go
+++ b/builder/sizes_test.go
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ func TestBinarySize(t *testing.T) {
 	// This is a small number of very diverse targets that we want to test.
 	tests := []sizeTest{
 		// microcontrollers
-		{"hifive1b", "examples/echo", 3771, 309, 0, 2260},
-		{"microbit", "examples/serial", 2832, 368, 8, 2256},
+		{"hifive1b", "examples/echo", 3769, 307, 0, 2260},
+		{"microbit", "examples/serial", 2828, 368, 8, 2256},
 		{"wioterminal", "examples/pininterrupt", 8053, 1663, 132, 7488},
 
 		// TODO: also check wasm. Right now this is difficult, because
diff --git a/compileopts/target.go b/compileopts/target.go
index 42e3734870..92b011b830 100644
--- a/compileopts/target.go
+++ b/compileopts/target.go
@@ -475,10 +475,12 @@ func defaultTarget(options *Options) (*TargetSpec, error) {
 				"-m", "i386pep",
 				"--image-base", "0x400000",
 			)
+			spec.RTLib = "compiler-rt"
 		case "arm64":
 			spec.LDFlags = append(spec.LDFlags,
 				"-m", "arm64pe",
 			)
+			spec.RTLib = "compiler-rt"
 		}
 		spec.LDFlags = append(spec.LDFlags,
 			"-Bdynamic",
diff --git a/compiler/symbol.go b/compiler/symbol.go
index 9076e870de..2b8d13b6f3 100644
--- a/compiler/symbol.go
+++ b/compiler/symbol.go
@@ -322,6 +322,26 @@ func (c *compilerContext) getFunctionInfo(f *ssa.Function) functionInfo {
 		// Pick the default linkName.
 		linkName: f.RelString(nil),
 	}
+	// If this is an instantiation of a generic function, disambiguate the link
+	// name using the unaliased type arguments. Without this, two different
+	// instantiations that happen to spell their type argument the same way
+	// (e.g. via distinct function-local `type F = float32` and `type F = float64`
+	// aliases, as used by internal/strconv.ftoa32/ftoa64 in Go 1.27) share the
+	// same RelString and collide on mod.NamedFunction, causing the second
+	// instantiation to silently reuse the first one's code.
+	if targs := f.TypeArgs(); len(targs) > 0 {
+		var sb strings.Builder
+		sb.WriteString(f.RelString(nil))
+		sb.WriteString("{")
+		for i, t := range targs {
+			if i > 0 {
+				sb.WriteString(",")
+			}
+			sb.WriteString(types.Unalias(t).String())
+		}
+		sb.WriteString("}")
+		info.linkName = sb.String()
+	}
 
 	// Check for a few runtime functions that are treated specially.
 	if info.linkName == "runtime.wasmEntryReactor" && c.BuildMode == "c-shared" {
@@ -444,7 +464,7 @@ func (c *compilerContext) parsePragmas(info *functionInfo, f *ssa.Function) {
 			info.inline = inlineHint
 		case "//go:noinline":
 			info.inline = inlineNone
-		case "//go:linkname":
+		case "//go:linkname", "//go:linknamestd":
 			if len(parts) != 3 || parts[1] != f.Name() {
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/compiler/testdata/pragma.go b/compiler/testdata/pragma.go
index ebb3a2a67b..1445937df0 100644
--- a/compiler/testdata/pragma.go
+++ b/compiler/testdata/pragma.go
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ func withLinkageName1() {
 //go:linkname withLinkageName2 somepkg.someFunction2
 func withLinkageName2()
 
+// Import a function from a different package using go:linknamestd (the standard
+// library variant of go:linkname introduced in Go 1.27).
+//
+//go:linknamestd withLinkageNameStd somepkg.someFunctionStd
+func withLinkageNameStd()
+
 // Function has an 'inline hint', similar to the inline keyword in C.
 //
 //go:inline
diff --git a/compiler/testdata/pragma.ll b/compiler/testdata/pragma.ll
index c2c06b3d49..6722e56f82 100644
--- a/compiler/testdata/pragma.ll
+++ b/compiler/testdata/pragma.ll
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ entry:
 
 declare void @somepkg.someFunction2(ptr) #0
 
+declare void @somepkg.someFunctionStd(ptr) #0
+
 ; Function Attrs: inlinehint nounwind
 define hidden void @main.inlineFunc(ptr %context) unnamed_addr #3 {
 entry:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a33d3dd7cb..4a6ee01fd0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo
 
-go 1.24.0
+go 1.25.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/aykevl/go-wasm v0.0.2-0.20250317121156-42b86c494139
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ require (
 	go.bug.st/serial v1.6.4
 	go.bytecodealliance.org v0.6.2
 	go.bytecodealliance.org/cm v0.2.2
-	golang.org/x/net v0.50.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.42.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.56.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.47.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	tinygo.org/x/espflasher v0.6.1
 	tinygo.org/x/go-llvm v0.0.0-20260422095634-06c6725fe5e6
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.12 // indirect
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.0.0-beta1 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.33.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.37.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.38.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0b179750d5..1f5c9b3ccf 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -95,24 +95,24 @@ go.bytecodealliance.org v0.6.2 h1:Jy4u5DVmSkXgsnwojBhJ+AD/YsJsR3VzVnxF0xRCqTQ=
 go.bytecodealliance.org v0.6.2/go.mod h1:gqjTJm0y9NSksG4py/lSjIQ/SNuIlOQ+hCIEPQwtJgA=
 go.bytecodealliance.org/cm v0.2.2 h1:M9iHS6qs884mbQbIjtLX1OifgyPG9DuMs2iwz8G4WQA=
 go.bytecodealliance.org/cm v0.2.2/go.mod h1:JD5vtVNZv7sBoQQkvBvAAVKJPhR/bqBH7yYXTItMfZI=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.33.0 h1:tHFzIWbBifEmbwtGz65eaWyGiGZatSrT9prnU8DbVL8=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.33.0/go.mod h1:swjeQEj+6r7fODbD2cqrnje9PnziFuw4bmLbBZFrQ5w=
-golang.org/x/net v0.50.0 h1:ucWh9eiCGyDR3vtzso0WMQinm2Dnt8cFMuQa9K33J60=
-golang.org/x/net v0.50.0/go.mod h1:UgoSli3F/pBgdJBHCTc+tp3gmrU4XswgGRgtnwWTfyM=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0 h1:vV+1eWNmZ5geRlYjzm2adRgW2/mcpevXNg50YZtPCE4=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0/go.mod h1:9KTHXmSnoGruLpwFjVSX0lNNA75CykiMECbovNTZqGI=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.37.0 h1:vF1DjpVEshcIqoEaauuHebaLk1O1forxjxBaVn884JQ=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.37.0/go.mod h1:m8S8VeM9r4dzDwjrKO0a1sZP3YjeMamRRlD+fmR2Q/0=
+golang.org/x/net v0.56.0 h1:Rw8j/hFzGvJUZwNBXnAtf5sVDVt+65SK2C7IxCxZt5o=
+golang.org/x/net v0.56.0/go.mod h1:D3Ku6r+V6JROoZK144D2XfMHFcMq/0zSfLelVTCFKec=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.21.0 h1:HLII4xRRTtCRkxYp4HNFF0Js/Og6q2i++KXbg0gHCwM=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.21.0/go.mod h1:9xrNwdLfx4jkKbNva9FpL6vEN7evnE43NNNJQ2LF3+0=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190222072716-a9d3bda3a223/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191008105621-543471e840be/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191120155948-bd437916bb0e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 h1:Ivj+2Cp/ylzLiEU89QhWblYnOE9zerudt9Ftecq2C6k=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
-golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 h1:oL/Qq0Kdaqxa1KbNeMKwQq0reLCCaFtqu2eNuSeNHbk=
-golang.org/x/text v0.34.0/go.mod h1:homfLqTYRFyVYemLBFl5GgL/DWEiH5wcsQ5gSh1yziA=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.42.0 h1:uNgphsn75Tdz5Ji2q36v/nsFSfR/9BRFvqhGBaJGd5k=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.42.0/go.mod h1:Ma6lCIwGZvHK6XtgbswSoWroEkhugApmsXyrUmBhfr0=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0 h1:noSf2Fq6F8DBgS+LysIkx7rIExoNHJsxOAtPp4rthXw=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
+golang.org/x/text v0.38.0 h1:sXmwo9DwP3OK9EZ7PqAdaooSGozfl/3a6/xJcbzPRhE=
+golang.org/x/text v0.38.0/go.mod h1:YXZt3QhHUKYT53r2lLKFIVi6Ao1jdzrTR/KQ09qyxF4=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.47.0 h1:7Kn5x/d1svx/PzryTsqeoZN4TZwqeH5pGWjefhLi/1Q=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.47.0/go.mod h1:dFHnyTvFWY212G+h7ZY4Vsp/K3U4/7W9TyVaAul8uCA=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 h1:D8xgwECY7CYvx+Y2n4sBz93Jn9JRvxdiyyo8CTfuKaY=
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index b7dfa6b0f5..4316c2daee 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ func runPlatTests(options compileopts.Options, tests []string, t *testing.T) {
 	isWASI := strings.HasPrefix(options.Target, "wasi")
 	isWebAssembly := isWASI || strings.HasPrefix(options.Target, "wasm") || (options.Target == "" && strings.HasPrefix(options.GOARCH, "wasm"))
 	isBaremetal := options.Target == "simavr" || options.Target == "cortex-m-qemu" || options.Target == "riscv-qemu"
+	_, goMinor, err := goenv.GetGorootVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("could not get version:", goMinor)
+	}
 
 	for _, name := range tests {
 		if options.GOOS == "linux" && (options.GOARCH == "arm" || options.GOARCH == "386") {
@@ -296,6 +300,11 @@ func runPlatTests(options compileopts.Options, tests []string, t *testing.T) {
 				continue
 			}
 		}
+		if options.Target == "cortex-m-qemu" && goMinor >= 27 && name == "json.go" {
+			// Go 1.27 jsonv2 exceeds the LM3S6965's 256KiB flash. json.go
+			// is still covered by larger targets such as riscv-qemu.
+			continue
+		}
 		if options.Target == "simavr" {
 			// Not all tests are currently supported on AVR.
 			// Skip the ones that aren't.
diff --git a/src/runtime/os_darwin_go126.go b/src/runtime/os_darwin_go126.go
index d676482ca8..c013f02a87 100644
--- a/src/runtime/os_darwin_go126.go
+++ b/src/runtime/os_darwin_go126.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build darwin && go1.26
+//go:build darwin && (go1.26 || go1.27)
 
 package runtime