diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 557f55ae77..a0009a6ba0 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "release_version": "2.69.0dev",
     "triton_container_version": "26.05dev",
     "upstream_container_version": "26.04",
-    "ort_version": "1.24.4",
+    "ort_version": "1.26.0",
     "ort_openvino_version": "2026.1.0",
     "standalone_openvino_version": "2026.1.0",
     "dcgm_version": "4.5.3-1",