diff --git a/configuration.yaml b/configuration.yaml
index 34c270a81..21fe94c93 100644
--- a/configuration.yaml
+++ b/configuration.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ helmRepo:
 
 validate:
   url: https://github.com/rancher/charts.git
-  branch: release-v2.5
+  branch: release-v2.6