diff --git a/group_vars/management/plain.yml b/group_vars/management/plain.yml
index db29f05..14fb21e 100644
--- a/group_vars/management/plain.yml
+++ b/group_vars/management/plain.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 hetzner_server_type: cx21
 
-connect_image_version: "8.5.8"
+connect_image_version: "8.5.26"
 
 connect_admin_username: "{{ management_admin_username }}"
 connect_admin_password: "{{ management_admin_password }}"
diff --git a/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml b/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml
index 5165d47..5040a07 100644
--- a/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml
+++ b/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ harbor_oidc_client_id: "harbor"
 
 postgres_listen_addresses: "listen_addresses = 'localhost,{{ stage_server_ip }},{{ stage_private_server_ip }}'"
 
-connect_image_version: "8.5.8"
+connect_image_version: "8.5.26"
 iam_image_version: "latest"
 
 management_oidc_realm: "management"
diff --git a/group_vars/stage_qa/plain.yml b/group_vars/stage_qa/plain.yml
index f3eeaa9..17f63bb 100644
--- a/group_vars/stage_qa/plain.yml
+++ b/group_vars/stage_qa/plain.yml
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ harbor_oidc_client_id: "harbor"
 
 postgres_listen_addresses: "listen_addresses = 'localhost,{{ stage_server_ip }},{{ stage_private_server_ip }}'"
 
-connect_image_version: "8.5.8"
+connect_image_version: "8.5.26"
 iam_image_version: "latest"
 
 management_oidc_realm: "management"
diff --git a/smardigo/provisioning/datasource-file/connect-versions.xlsx b/smardigo/provisioning/datasource-file/connect-versions.xlsx
index aba9d32..dd0a37a 100644
Binary files a/smardigo/provisioning/datasource-file/connect-versions.xlsx and b/smardigo/provisioning/datasource-file/connect-versions.xlsx differ
diff --git a/smardigo/provisioning/form/simple-connect.json b/smardigo/provisioning/form/simple-connect.json
index 8a2c0a5..b997c3c 100644
--- a/smardigo/provisioning/form/simple-connect.json
+++ b/smardigo/provisioning/form/simple-connect.json
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@
         "type" : "select",
         "input" : true,
         "key" : "version",
-        "defaultValue" : "latest",
+        "defaultValue" : "8.5.26",
         "validate" : {
           "select" : false,
           "customMessage" : "",