diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 23a5fe6..eac1fe9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-SOURCES/coreos-installer-0.25.0-vendor.tar.gz
-SOURCES/coreos-installer-0.25.0.crate
+SOURCES/coreos-installer-0.26.0-vendor.tar.gz
+SOURCES/coreos-installer-0.26.0.crate
 SOURCES/coreos-installer-dracut-7181733.tar.gz
diff --git a/.rust-coreos-installer.metadata b/.rust-coreos-installer.metadata
index e3401ca..4b0c687 100644
--- a/.rust-coreos-installer.metadata
+++ b/.rust-coreos-installer.metadata
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-5e2042011322bd9601db698ac5e5a24160e65b7b SOURCES/coreos-installer-0.25.0-vendor.tar.gz
-f5df6eef51d19c5e2c890541a2abac6588f40f86 SOURCES/coreos-installer-0.25.0.crate
+c377daea6c013cfcf42474ed2d5a25a3131f367e SOURCES/coreos-installer-0.26.0-vendor.tar.gz
+e9eaeb91b9cb01aa136821ffdaa933aba153c081 SOURCES/coreos-installer-0.26.0.crate
 81f96c32efa9e32730e1f3bda5a820d33229f006 SOURCES/coreos-installer-dracut-7181733.tar.gz
diff --git a/SOURCES/0001-install-check-if-firstboot-args-are-defined-and-add-.patch b/SOURCES/0001-install-check-if-firstboot-args-are-defined-and-add-.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 407c255..0000000
--- a/SOURCES/0001-install-check-if-firstboot-args-are-defined-and-add-.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-From 580c6d817853ba59491a94e00dd1513f397dbbe1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: yasminvalim <ydesouza@redhat.com>
-Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:44:55 -0300
-Subject: [PATCH 1/2] install: check if firstboot args are defined and add them
- manually if necessary
-
----
- src/cmdline/install.rs | 8 +++++++-
- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/cmdline/install.rs b/src/cmdline/install.rs
-index 885ca73..206d602 100644
---- a/src/cmdline/install.rs
-+++ b/src/cmdline/install.rs
-@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ impl InstallConfig {
-             return Ok(self);
-         }
- 
--        let args = self
-+        let mut args = self
-             .config_file
-             .iter()
-             .map(|path| {
-@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ impl InstallConfig {
-             )
-             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
- 
-+        // If firstboot-args is defined, add it manually
-+        if let Some(firstboot_args) = &self.firstboot_args {
-+            args.push("--firstboot-args".to_string());
-+            args.push(firstboot_args.clone());
-+        }
-+
-         println!("Running with arguments: {}", args.join(" "));
-         Self::from_args(&args)
-     }
--- 
-2.52.0
-
diff --git a/SOURCES/0002-install-add-unit-tests.patch b/SOURCES/0002-install-add-unit-tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ebcd47..0000000
--- a/SOURCES/0002-install-add-unit-tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-From b3dd98122d91ae4c025a11fd7be9c75f49cf6a26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: yasminvalim <ydesouza@redhat.com>
-Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:42:48 -0300
-Subject: [PATCH 2/2] install: add unit tests
-
-(cherry picked from commit 26094bf552f5ddf3fec974c1f7e7b468bbe4b9e6)
----
- src/cmdline/install.rs | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/src/cmdline/install.rs b/src/cmdline/install.rs
-index 206d602..915db59 100644
---- a/src/cmdline/install.rs
-+++ b/src/cmdline/install.rs
-@@ -584,4 +584,30 @@ dest-device: u
-         .expand_config_files()
-         .unwrap_err();
-     }
-+
-+    /// Test that firstboot-args is manually added to args list when defined
-+    #[test]
-+    fn test_firstboot_args_manually_added() {
-+        let mut f = NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
-+        f.as_file_mut().write_all(b"dest-device: /dev/sda").unwrap();
-+
-+        let config = InstallConfig::from_args(&[
-+            "--config-file",
-+            f.path().to_str().unwrap(),
-+            "--firstboot-args",
-+            "ip=dhcp",
-+        ])
-+        .unwrap();
-+
-+        // Verify firstboot-args is defined
-+        assert!(config.firstboot_args.is_some());
-+        assert_eq!(config.firstboot_args.as_ref().unwrap(), "ip=dhcp");
-+
-+        // Test expand_config_files to verify manual addition
-+        let expanded = config.expand_config_files().unwrap();
-+
-+        // Should still have firstboot-args
-+        assert!(expanded.firstboot_args.is_some());
-+        assert_eq!(expanded.firstboot_args.unwrap(), "ip=dhcp");
-+    }
- }
--- 
-2.52.0
-
diff --git a/SPECS/rust-coreos-installer.spec b/SPECS/rust-coreos-installer.spec
index bf66585..e83be3e 100644
--- a/SPECS/rust-coreos-installer.spec
+++ b/SPECS/rust-coreos-installer.spec
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 %global crate coreos-installer
 
 Name:           rust-%{crate}
-Version:        0.25.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        0.26.0
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Installer for Fedora CoreOS and RHEL CoreOS
 
 # Upstream license specification: Apache-2.0
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ Source0:        https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/%{crate}/%{version}/download#/%{
 Source1:        https://github.com/coreos/%{crate}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{crate}-%{version}-vendor.tar.gz
 Source2:        https://github.com/coreos/coreos-installer-dracut/archive/%{dracutcommit}/coreos-installer-dracut-%{dracutshortcommit}.tar.gz
 
-# https://github.com/coreos/coreos-installer/pull/1699
-Patch0: 0001-install-check-if-firstboot-args-are-defined-and-add-.patch
-Patch1: 0002-install-add-unit-tests.patch
-
 ExclusiveArch:  %{rust_arches}
 %if 0%{?rhel} && !0%{?eln}
 BuildRequires:  rust-toolset
@@ -177,6 +173,9 @@ from the initramfs.
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 10 2026 Yasmin de Souza <ydesouza@redhat.com> - 0.26.0-1
+- new version
+
 * Tue Dec 23 2025 Yasmin Valim <ydesouza@redhat.com> - 0.25.0-2
 -  Backport https://github.com/coreos/coreos-installer/pull/1699