diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d8c9b02..d8faca7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ARG CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS=false
 ARG CORS_ENABLED=false
 ARG GS_BUILD=release
 ARG GS_DATA_PATH=./geoserver_data/
-ARG GS_VERSION=2.26.0
+ARG GS_VERSION=2.26.1
 ARG STABLE_PLUGIN_URL=https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/geoserver/GeoServer/${GS_VERSION}/extensions
 ARG WAR_ZIP_URL=https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/geoserver/GeoServer/${GS_VERSION}/geoserver-${GS_VERSION}-war.zip
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c2b71b..bc791ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ This README.md file covers use of official docker image, additional [build](BUIL
 To pull an official image use ``docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:{{VERSION}}``, e.g.:
 
 ```shell
-docker pull docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+docker pull docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 All the images can be found at: [https://repo.osgeo.org](https://repo.osgeo.org/#browse/browse:geoserver-docker:v2/geoserver/tags) and the latest stable and maintenance version numbers can be obtained from [https://geoserver.org/download/](https://geoserver.org/download/)
 
 Afterwards you can run the pulled image locally with:
 
 ```shell
-docker run -it -p 80:8080 docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+docker run -it -p 80:8080 docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 
 Or if you want to start the container daemonized, use e.g.:
 
 ```shell
-docker run -d -p 80:8080 docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+docker run -d -p 80:8080 docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 
 Check <http://localhost/geoserver> to see the geoserver page,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ To use an external folder as your geoserver data directory.
 ```shell
 docker run -it -p 80:8080 \
   --mount src="/absolute/path/on/host",target=/opt/geoserver_data/,type=bind \
-  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 
 An empty data directory will be populated on first use. You can easily update GeoServer while
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The environment variable `SKIP_DEMO_DATA` can be set to `true` to create an empt
 ```shell
 docker run -it -p 80:8080 \
   --env SKIP_DEMO_DATA=true \
-  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 
 ## How to set the application context path?
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ The following will serve GeoServer from the root (<http://localhost/>):
 ```shell
 docker run -it -p 80:8080 \
   --env WEBAPP_CONTEXT="" \
-  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 
 The following will serve GeoServer from <http://localhost/my_context_path>:
 ```shell
 docker run -it -p 80:8080 \
   --env WEBAPP_CONTEXT="my_context_path" \
-  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 
 ## How to issue a redirect from the root ("/") to GeoServer web interface ("/geoserver/web")?
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Example installing wps and ysld extensions:
 ```shell
 docker run -it -p 80:8080 \
   --env INSTALL_EXTENSIONS=true --env STABLE_EXTENSIONS="wps,ysld" \
-  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 
 The list of extensions (taken from SourceForge download page):
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ If you want to add geoserver extensions/libs, place the respective jar files in
 ```shell
 docker run -it -p 80:8080 \
   --mount src="/dir/with/libs/on/host",target=/opt/additional_libs,type=bind \
-  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 
 ## How to add additional fonts to the docker image (e.g. for SLD styling)?
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ If you want to add custom fonts (the base image only contains 26 fonts) by using
 ```shell
 docker run -it -p 80:8080 \
   --mount src="/dir/with/fonts/on/host",target=/opt/additional_fonts,type=bind \
-  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 
 **Note:** Do not change the target value!
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Example:
 ```shell
 docker run -it -p 80:8080 \
   --mount src="/path/to/my/server.xml",target=/opt/config_overrides/server.xml,type=bind \
-  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+  docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 
 ## How to enable HTTPS?
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 836167d..2b7156e 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ OSGeo maintains geoserver-docker.osgeo.org repository for publishing. The result
 Build locally:
 
 ```shell
-docker build -t geoserver-docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0 .
+docker build -t geoserver-docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1 .
 ```
 
 Login using with osgeo user id:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ docker login geoserver-docker.osgeo.org
 Push to osgeo repository:
 
 ```shell
-docker push geoserver-docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.0
+docker push geoserver-docker.osgeo.org/geoserver:2.26.1
 ```
 
 ## How to automate release?
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ The third, optional, is used to supply the jenkins build number - triggering a n
 
 Examples:
 
-`./release.sh build 2.26.0`
+`./release.sh build 2.26.1`
 
-`./release.sh publish 2.26.0`
+`./release.sh publish 2.26.1`
 
-`./release.sh buildandpublish 2.26.0`
+`./release.sh buildandpublish 2.26.1`
 
 `./release.sh buildandpublish 2.26-SNAPSHOT 1234`
diff --git a/docker-compose-demo.yml b/docker-compose-demo.yml
index 26f9aa1..355dae3 100644
--- a/docker-compose-demo.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-demo.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       args:
-        - GEOSERVER_VERSION=2.26.0
+        - GEOSERVER_VERSION=2.26.1
         - CORS_ENABLED=true
         - CORS_ALLOWED_METHODS=GET,POST,PUT,HEAD,OPTIONS
     ports: