diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 92833fbd9..f181eea1c 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -133,12 +133,14 @@ skopeo_version: v1.10.0
 kube_major_version: "{{ kube_version | regex_replace('^v([0-9])+\\.([0-9]+)\\.[0-9]+', 'v\\1.\\2') }}"
 
 etcd_supported_versions:
+  v1.26: "v3.5.6"
   v1.25: "v3.5.6"
   v1.24: "v3.5.6"
   v1.23: "v3.5.6"
 etcd_version: "{{ etcd_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
 crictl_supported_versions:
+  v1.26: "v1.26.0"
   v1.25: "v1.25.0"
   v1.24: "v1.24.0"
   v1.23: "v1.23.0"
@@ -178,36 +180,44 @@ skopeo_download_url: "https://github.com/lework/skopeo-binary/releases/download/
 
 crictl_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.26.0: 88891ee29eab097ab1ed88d55094e7bf464f3347bc9f056140e45efeddd15b33
     v1.25.0: c4efe3649af5542f2b07cdfc0be62e9e13c7bb846a9b59d57e190c764f28dae4
     v1.24.0: 1ab8a88d6ce1e9cff1c76fc454d2d41cf0c89e98c6db15a41804a3a5874cbf89
     v1.23.0: c20f7a118183d1e6da24c3709471ea0b4dee51cb709f958e0d90f3acb4eb59ae
   arm64:
+    v1.26.0: b632ca705a98edc8ad7806f4279feaff956ac83aa109bba8a85ed81e6b900599
     v1.25.0: 651c939eca010bbf48cc3932516b194028af0893025f9e366127f5b50ad5c4f4
     v1.24.0: b6fe172738dfa68ca4c71ade53574e859bf61a3e34d21b305587b1ad4ab28d24
     v1.23.0: 91094253e77094435027998a99b9b6a67b0baad3327975365f7715a1a3bd9595
   amd64:
+    v1.26.0: cda5e2143bf19f6b548110ffba0fe3565e03e8743fadd625fee3d62fc4134eed
     v1.25.0: 86ab210c007f521ac4cdcbcf0ae3fb2e10923e65f16de83e0e1db191a07f0235
     v1.24.0: 3df4a4306e0554aea4fdc26ecef9eea29a58c8460bebfaca3405799787609880
     v1.23.0: b754f83c80acdc75f93aba191ff269da6be45d0fc2d3f4079704e7d1424f1ca8
   ppc64le:
+    v1.26.0: 5538c88b8ccde419e6158ab9c06dfcca1fa0abecf33d0a75b2d22ceddd283f0d
     v1.25.0: 1b77d1f198c67b2015104eee6fe7690465b8efa4675ea6b4b958c63d60a487e7
     v1.24.0: 586c263678c6d8d543976607ea1732115e622d44993e2bcbed29832370d3a754
     v1.23.0: 53db9e605a3042ea77bbf42a01a4e248dea8839bcab544c491745874f73aeee7
 
 crio_archive_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.26.0: 0
     v1.25.1: 0
     v1.24.3: 0
     v1.23.2: 0
   arm64:
+    v1.26.0: 0
     v1.25.1: add26675dc993b292024d007fd69980d8d1e75c675851d0cb687fe1dfd1f3008
     v1.24.3: d8040602e03c90e4482b4ce97b63c2cf1301cd2afb0aa722342f40f3537a1a1f
     v1.23.2: a866ccc3a062ac29906a619b9045a5e23b11fa9249f8802f8be0849491d01fbd
   amd64:
+    v1.26.0: 0
     v1.25.1: 49f98a38805740c40266a5bf3badc28e4ca725ccf923327c75c00fccc241f562
     v1.24.3: 43f6e3a7ad6ae8cf05ed0f1e493578c28abf6a798aedb8ee9643ff7c25a68ca3
     v1.23.2: 5c766dbf366a80f8b5dbc7a06d566f43e7cb0675186c50062df01f3b3cb5e526
   ppc64le:
+    v1.26.0: 0
     v1.25.1: 0
     v1.24.3: 0
     v1.23.2: 0
@@ -216,6 +226,7 @@ crio_archive_checksums:
 # Kubernetes versions above Kubespray's current target version are untested and should be used with caution.
 kubelet_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.26.0: cabf702fc542fcbb1173c713f1cbec72fd1d9ded36cdcdbbd05d9c308d8360d1
     v1.25.5: fdaade890ed44ce55a1086dd1b1bde44daac02f90eacd9faf14fd182af1ffda0
     v1.25.4: 1af9c17daa07c215a8ce40f7e65896279276e11b6f7a7d9ae850a0561e149ad8
     v1.25.3: 9745a48340ca61b00f0094e4b8ff210839edcf05420f0d57b3cb1748cb887060
@@ -249,6 +260,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.23.1: 29868f172ef171ae990deafcdc13af7fe5b00f0a546ae81c267c4ad01231c3ce
     v1.23.0: 7417fc7cd624a85887f0a28054f58f7534143579fe85285d0b68c8984c95f2ba
   arm64:
+    v1.26.0: fb033c1d079cac8babb04a25abecbc6cc1a2afb53f56ef1d73f8dc3b15b3c09e
     v1.25.5: 18aa53ff59740a11504218905b51b29cc78fb8b5dd818a619141afa9dafb8f5a
     v1.25.4: 8ff80a12381fad2e96c9cec6712591018c830cdd327fc7bd825237aa51a6ada3
     v1.25.3: 929d25fc3f901749b058141a9c624ff379759869e09df49b75657c0be3141091
@@ -282,6 +294,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.23.1: c24e4ab211507a39141d227595610383f7c5686cae3795b7d75eebbce8606f3d
     v1.23.0: a546fb7ccce69c4163e4a0b19a31f30ea039b4e4560c23fd6e3016e2b2dfd0d9
   amd64:
+    v1.26.0: b64949fe696c77565edbe4100a315b6bf8f0e2325daeb762f7e865f16a6e54b5
     v1.25.5: 16b23e1254830805b892cfccf2687eb3edb4ea54ffbadb8cc2eee6d3b1fab8e6
     v1.25.4: 7f7437e361f829967ee02e30026d7e85219693432ac5e930cc98dd9c7ddb2fac
     v1.25.3: d5c89c5e5dae6afa5f06a3e0e653ac3b93fa9a93c775a715531269ec91a54abe
@@ -315,6 +328,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.23.1: 7ff47abf62096a41005d18c6d482cf73f26b613854173327fa9f2b98720804d4
     v1.23.0: 4756ff345dd80704b749d87efb8eb294a143a1f4a251ec586197d26ad20ea518
   ppc64le:
+    v1.26.0: df13099611f4eada791e5f41948ef94f7b52c468dff1a6fcad54f4c56b467a7f
     v1.25.5: 3071e26e648ff50880d699ccabd677537b9e2762d1ece9e11401adde664f8e28
     v1.25.4: 3d4806fae6f39f091ea3d9fb195aa6d3e1ef779f56e485b6afbb328c25e15bdc
     v1.25.3: 447a8b34646936bede22c93ca85f0a98210c9f61d6963a7d71f7f6a5152af1d1
@@ -349,6 +363,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.23.0: 25c841e08ab2655486813287aa97cadf7524277040599e95c32ed9f206308753
 kubectl_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.26.0: 8eef310d0de238c582556d81ab8cbe8d6fca3c0e43ee337a905dcdd3578f9dda
     v1.25.5: fec9a0f7cd922744935dd5dfc2366ab307424ef4c533299d67edf7de15346e51
     v1.25.4: 49ab7f05bb27a710575c2d77982cbfb4a09247ec94a8e21af28a6e300b698a44
     v1.25.3: 59e1dba0951f19d4d18eb04db50fcd437c1d57460f2008bc03e668f71b8ea685
@@ -382,6 +397,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.23.1: 52001ed48e9e1c8b8623f3e6b0242111227721e5ddd08fa18046c65c406e35a5
     v1.23.0: 6152216d88fa4d32da58c67f78b63b3b99bf4d4d726ffb9fb74ea698dccc8644
   arm64:
+    v1.26.0: 79b14e4ddada9e81d2989f36a89faa9e56f8abe6e0246e7bdc305c93c3731ea4
     v1.25.5: 7bc650f28a5b4436df2abcfae5905e461728ba416146beac17a2634fa82a6f0a
     v1.25.4: a8e9cd3c6ca80b67091fc41bc7fe8e9f246835925c835823a08a20ed9bcea1ba
     v1.25.3: cfd5092ce347a69fe49c93681a164d9a8376d69eef587da894207c62ec7d6a5d
@@ -415,6 +431,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.23.1: c0c24c7f6a974390e15148a575c84878e925f32328ff96ae173ec762678e4524
     v1.23.0: 1d77d6027fc8dfed772609ad9bd68f611b7e4ce73afa949f27084ad3a92b15fe
   amd64:
+    v1.26.0: b6769d8ac6a0ed0f13b307d289dc092ad86180b08f5b5044af152808c04950ae
     v1.25.5: 6a660cd44db3d4bfe1563f6689cbe2ffb28ee4baf3532e04fff2d7b909081c29
     v1.25.4: e4e569249798a09f37e31b8b33571970fcfbdecdd99b1b81108adc93ca74b522
     v1.25.3: f57e568495c377407485d3eadc27cda25310694ef4ffc480eeea81dea2b60624
@@ -448,6 +465,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.23.1: 156fd5e7ebbedf3c482fd274089ad75a448b04cf42bc53f370e4e4ea628f705e
     v1.23.0: 2d0f5ba6faa787878b642c151ccb2c3390ce4c1e6c8e2b59568b3869ba407c4f
   ppc64le:
+    v1.26.0: 9e2b2a03ee5fc726ebd39b6a09498b6508ade8831262859c280d39df33f8830d
     v1.25.5: 816b6bfcbe312a4e6fbaaa459f52620af307683470118b9a4afb0f8e1054beb8
     v1.25.4: 23f5cec67088fa0c3efc17110ede5f6120d3ad18ad6b996846642c2f46b43da0
     v1.25.3: bd59ac682fffa37806f768328fee3cb791772c4a12bcb155cc64b5c81b6c47ce
@@ -482,6 +500,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.23.0: e96f2b16d8a10fe6531dfac9143efa4960432cf2ae8b26ffd174fa00eb28a851
 kubeadm_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.26.0: 3368537a5e78fdbfa3cbcae0d19102372a0f4eb6b6a78e7b6b187d5db86d6c9e
     v1.25.5: c1753bffff88e3f192acc46f2ea4b7058a920c593f475cfb0ea015e6d9667ee1
     v1.25.4: a20379513e5d91073a52a0a3e7a9201e2d7b23daa55d68456465d8c9ef69427c
     v1.25.3: 3f357e1e57936ec7812d35681be249b079bbdc1c7f13a75e6159379398e37d5e
@@ -515,6 +534,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.23.1: 77baac1659f7f474ba066ef8ca67a86accc4e40d117e73c6c76a2e62689d8369
     v1.23.0: b59790cdce297ac0937cc9ce0599979c40bc03601642b467707014686998dbda
   arm64:
+    v1.26.0: 652844c9518786273e094825b74a1988c871552dc6ccf71366558e67409859d1
     v1.25.5: 426dddad1c60b7617f4095507cef524d76ec268a0201c1df154c108287a0b98e
     v1.25.4: 3f5b273e8852d13fa39892a30cf64928465c32d0eb741118ba89714b51f03cd5
     v1.25.3: 61bb61eceff78b44be62a12bce7c62fb232ce1338928e4207deeb144f82f1d06
@@ -548,6 +568,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.23.1: eb865da197f4595dec21e6fb1fa1751ef25ac66b64fa77fd4411bbee33352a40
     v1.23.0: 989d117128dcaa923b2c7a917a03f4836c1b023fe1ee723541e0e39b068b93a6
   amd64:
+    v1.26.0: 72631449f26b7203701a1b99f6914f31859583a0e247c3ac0f6aaf59ca80af19
     v1.25.5: af0b25c7a995c2d208ef0b9d24b70fe6f390ebb1e3987f4e0f548854ba9a3b87
     v1.25.4: b8a6119d2a3a7c6add43dcf8f920436bf7fe71a77a086e96e40aa9d6f70be826
     v1.25.3: 01b59ce429263c62b85d2db18f0ccdef076b866962ed63971ff2bd2864deea7b
@@ -581,6 +602,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.23.1: 4d5766cb90050ee84e15df5e09148072da2829492fdb324521c4fa6d74d3aa34
     v1.23.0: e21269a058d4ad421cf5818d4c7825991b8ba51cd06286932a33b21293b071b0
   ppc64le:
+    v1.26.0: 2431061b3980caa9950a9faaafdfb5cd641e0f787d381db5d10737c03ad800c6
     v1.25.5: d69b73af9e327cba5c771daf8320821ccda703f38506ee4ec5b1ff3776a6eb8f
     v1.25.4: 9703e40cb0df48052c3cfb0afc85dc582e600558ab687d6409f40c382f147976
     v1.25.3: 8fe9a69db91c779a8f29b216134508ba49f999fa1e36b295b99444f31266da17
@@ -1102,6 +1124,7 @@ csi_livenessprobe_image_repo: "{{ kube_image_repo }}/sig-storage/livenessprobe"
 csi_livenessprobe_image_tag: "v2.5.0"
 
 snapshot_controller_supported_versions:
+  v1.26: "v4.2.1"
   v1.25: "v4.2.1"
   v1.24: "v4.2.1"
   v1.23: "v4.2.1"