diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_pyinstaller.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_pyinstaller.yml
index 6e4faa3cd2..55d51b96ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_pyinstaller.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_pyinstaller.yml
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.8"
+          python-version: "3.11"
       - name: Build PyInstaller
         run: |
           chmod +x ./installer/pyinstaller/build-mac.sh
           ./installer/pyinstaller/build-mac.sh aws-sam-cli-macos-x86_64.zip
       - name: Basic tests for PyInstaller
         env:
-          SAM_INIT_RUNTIME: "python3.8"
+          SAM_INIT_RUNTIME: "python3.11"
         run: |
           unzip .build/output/aws-sam-cli-macos-x86_64.zip -d sam-installation
           sudo ./sam-installation/install
diff --git a/samcli/__init__.py b/samcli/__init__.py
index 08999c5f10..e79c72f6b7 100644
--- a/samcli/__init__.py
+++ b/samcli/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 SAM CLI version
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.125.0"
+__version__ = "1.126.0"
diff --git a/samcli/local/rapid/aws-lambda-rie-arm64 b/samcli/local/rapid/aws-lambda-rie-arm64
index d11544cb45..e3dca6088d 100755
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diff --git a/samcli/local/rapid/aws-lambda-rie-x86_64 b/samcli/local/rapid/aws-lambda-rie-x86_64
index 04988c69a6..059285d7c2 100755
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