diff --git a/SPECS/gstreamer/gstreamer.spec b/SPECS/gstreamer/gstreamer.spec
index 357c44bce..7bd5252c1 100644
--- a/SPECS/gstreamer/gstreamer.spec
+++ b/SPECS/gstreamer/gstreamer.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define debug_package %{nil}
 Name:           gstreamer
-Version:        1.26.6
+Version:        1.28.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Intel optimized GStreamer build with VAAPI support
 
diff --git a/SPECS/versions.env b/SPECS/versions.env
index 9240bb293..815d07a16 100644
--- a/SPECS/versions.env
+++ b/SPECS/versions.env
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PAHO_MQTT_VERSION=1.3.4
 FFMPEG_VERSION=6.1.1
-GSTREAMER_VERSION=1.26.6
+GSTREAMER_VERSION=1.28.1
 OPENCV_VERSION=4.12.0
 OPENVINO_VERSION=2026.0.0
 DLSTREAMER_VERSION=2026.0.0
diff --git a/dependencies/gstreamer.cmake b/dependencies/gstreamer.cmake
index 37fc609ff..06c88bb7e 100644
--- a/dependencies/gstreamer.cmake
+++ b/dependencies/gstreamer.cmake
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 include(ExternalProject)
 
 # When changing version, you will also need to change the download hash
-set(DESIRED_VERSION 1.26.6)
+set(DESIRED_VERSION 1.28.1)
 
 # Note: the dependency scripts follow a template, this is left here should other
 # dependencies be added in the future and this file used as a reference.
diff --git a/docker/fedora41/fedora41.Dockerfile b/docker/fedora41/fedora41.Dockerfile
index 20bd2a3b1..e1ebd5f54 100644
--- a/docker/fedora41/fedora41.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/fedora41/fedora41.Dockerfile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ARG BUILD_ARG=Release
 LABEL description="This is the development image of Deep Learning Streamer (DL Streamer) Pipeline Framework"
 LABEL vendor="Intel Corporation"
 
-ARG GST_VERSION=1.26.6
+ARG GST_VERSION=1.28.1
 ARG FFMPEG_VERSION=6.1.1
 
 ARG OPENVINO_VERSION=2026.0.0
diff --git a/docker/ubuntu/ubuntu22.Dockerfile b/docker/ubuntu/ubuntu22.Dockerfile
index 84d599b81..d59ab4207 100644
--- a/docker/ubuntu/ubuntu22.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ubuntu/ubuntu22.Dockerfile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ARG BUILD_ARG=Release
 LABEL description="This is the development image of Deep Learning Streamer (DL Streamer) Pipeline Framework"
 LABEL vendor="Intel Corporation"
 
-ARG GST_VERSION=1.26.6
+ARG GST_VERSION=1.28.1
 ARG OPENVINO_VERSION=2026.0.0
 ARG REALSENSE_VERSION=v2.57.6
 
diff --git a/docker/ubuntu/ubuntu24.Dockerfile b/docker/ubuntu/ubuntu24.Dockerfile
index 8b68c12a2..5ff30e593 100644
--- a/docker/ubuntu/ubuntu24.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ubuntu/ubuntu24.Dockerfile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ARG BUILD_ARG=Release
 LABEL description="This is the development image of Intel® Deep Learning Streamer (Intel® DL Streamer) Pipeline Framework"
 LABEL vendor="Intel Corporation"
 
-ARG GST_VERSION=1.26.6
+ARG GST_VERSION=1.28.1
 ARG OPENVINO_VERSION=2026.0.0
 ARG REALSENSE_VERSION=v2.57.6
 
diff --git a/docker/windows/windows_builder.Dockerfile b/docker/windows/windows_builder.Dockerfile
index b0311f260..2231c6b94 100644
--- a/docker/windows/windows_builder.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/windows/windows_builder.Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Use the Windows Server Core 2022 image.
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2022
 
-ARG GSTREAMER_VERSION=1.26.6
+ARG GSTREAMER_VERSION=1.28.1
 
 # Restore the default Windows shell for correct batch processing.
 SHELL ["cmd", "/S", "/C"]
diff --git a/scripts/build_dlstreamer_dlls.ps1 b/scripts/build_dlstreamer_dlls.ps1
index 7b0e5be11..0379827f6 100644
--- a/scripts/build_dlstreamer_dlls.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build_dlstreamer_dlls.ps1
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ param(
 	[switch]$useInternalProxy
 )
 
-$GSTREAMER_VERSION = "1.26.6"
+$GSTREAMER_VERSION = "1.28.1"
 $OPENVINO_VERSION = "2026.0.0"
 $OPENVINO_VERSION_SHORT = "2026.0"
 $PYTHON_VERSION = "3.12.7"