diff --git a/examples/enable-operator-and-auto-instrumentation/rendered_manifests/operator/instrumentation.yaml b/examples/enable-operator-and-auto-instrumentation/rendered_manifests/operator/instrumentation.yaml
index 6a78149de..0607b07b8 100644
--- a/examples/enable-operator-and-auto-instrumentation/rendered_manifests/operator/instrumentation.yaml
+++ b/examples/enable-operator-and-auto-instrumentation/rendered_manifests/operator/instrumentation.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ spec:
     exporter:
       endpoint: http://$(SPLUNK_OTEL_AGENT):4317
     java:
-      image: ghcr.io/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/splunk-otel-java:v1.25.0
+      image: ghcr.io/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/splunk-otel-java:v1.26.0
     propagators:
     - tracecontext
     - baggage
diff --git a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.yaml b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.yaml
index 6ec5eab40..b150f9200 100644
--- a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.yaml
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ operator:
       # If splunkObservability.profilingEnabled=true, environment variables enabling profiling will be added automatically.
       # env:
       java:
-        image: ghcr.io/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/splunk-otel-java:v1.25.0
+        image: ghcr.io/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/splunk-otel-java:v1.26.0
       # OpenTelemetry Instrumentation Libraries
       # For default version values, see: https://github:com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/releases
       # apacheHttpd: