diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-breaking-change-alert.yaml b/.github/workflows/trigger-breaking-change-alert.yaml
index 4d61a36d..d3ebb485 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-breaking-change-alert.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-breaking-change-alert.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2024-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2024-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 name: Trigger Breaking Change Notifications
 
 on:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index beefebe6..da0e5a4e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ARG LINUX_DISTRO_VER=22.04
 ARG LINUX_VER=${LINUX_DISTRO}${LINUX_DISTRO_VER}
 ARG MINIFORGE_VER=notset
 ARG PYTHON_VER=notset
-ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.06
+ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.08
 
 # Gather dependency information
 FROM python:${PYTHON_VER} AS dependencies
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ARG CPU_ARCH=notset
 ARG CUDA_VER=notset
 ARG PYTHON_VER=notset
 ARG RAPIDS_BRANCH="main"
-ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.06
+ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.08
 ARG YQ_VER=notset
 
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-euo", "pipefail", "-c"]
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ EOF
 FROM miniforge-cuda AS base
 ARG CUDA_VER=notset
 ARG PYTHON_VER=notset
-ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.06
+ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.08
 
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-euo", "pipefail", "-c"]
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ LABEL com.nvidia.workbench.application.jupyterlab.webapp.url-cmd="jupyter lab li
 LABEL com.nvidia.workbench.cuda-version="$CUDA_VER"
 LABEL com.nvidia.workbench.description="RAPIDS with CUDA ${CUDA_VER}"
 LABEL com.nvidia.workbench.entrypoint-script="/home/rapids/entrypoint.sh"
-LABEL com.nvidia.workbench.image-version="26.06.00"
+LABEL com.nvidia.workbench.image-version="26.08.00"
 LABEL com.nvidia.workbench.labels="cuda${CUDA_VER}"
 LABEL com.nvidia.workbench.name="RAPIDS with CUDA ${CUDA_VER}"
 LABEL com.nvidia.workbench.os-distro-release="$LINUX_DISTRO_VER"
diff --git a/cuvs-bench/cpu/Dockerfile b/cuvs-bench/cpu/Dockerfile
index 40b7aad2..6ad96841 100644
--- a/cuvs-bench/cpu/Dockerfile
+++ b/cuvs-bench/cpu/Dockerfile
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 ARG MINIFORGE_VER=notset
 ARG PYTHON_VER=notset
-ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.06
+ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.08
 
 FROM condaforge/miniforge3:${MINIFORGE_VER} AS cuvs-bench-cpu
 ARG PYTHON_VER=notset
-ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.06
+ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.08
 
 COPY condarc /opt/conda/.condarc
 
diff --git a/cuvs-bench/gpu/Dockerfile b/cuvs-bench/gpu/Dockerfile
index 3467d304..1a1a48f0 100644
--- a/cuvs-bench/gpu/Dockerfile
+++ b/cuvs-bench/gpu/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ARG CUDA_VER=notset
 ARG LINUX_VER=notset
 ARG MINIFORGE_VER=notset
 ARG PYTHON_VER=notset
-ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.06
+ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.08
 
 # --- begin 'rapidsai/miniforge-cuda' --- #
 FROM condaforge/miniforge3:${MINIFORGE_VER} AS miniforge-upstream
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ EOF
 
 FROM miniforge-cuda AS cuvs-bench
 ARG CUDA_VER=notset
-ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.06
+ARG RAPIDS_VER=26.08
 
 COPY condarc /opt/conda/.condarc