diff --git a/boot/xilinx-prebuilt/Config.in b/boot/xilinx-prebuilt/Config.in
index 7926b6cb9e..ff129ed5b5 100644
--- a/boot/xilinx-prebuilt/Config.in
+++ b/boot/xilinx-prebuilt/Config.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT
 
 config BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT_VERSION
 	string "prebuilt version"
-	default "xilinx_v2025.2"
+	default "xilinx_v2026.1"
 	help
 	  Release version of Xilinx firmware.
 	  Must be xilinx_v2023.1 or newer.
diff --git a/boot/xilinx-prebuilt/xilinx_v2025.2/xilinx-prebuilt.hash b/boot/xilinx-prebuilt/xilinx_v2025.2/xilinx-prebuilt.hash
deleted file mode 100644
index 9828b6595e..0000000000
--- a/boot/xilinx-prebuilt/xilinx_v2025.2/xilinx-prebuilt.hash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Locally calculated
-sha256  d292a52ac167631860b5e9a8d8356946289da164ddde4c5393977dc1652dcadb  xilinx-prebuilt-xilinx_v2025.2.tar.gz
-
-# Locally calculated
-sha256  e7ed8599c0cbf9e28d07883f94ee6ff694f6a702daa56c75b2cf4b30105baecc  LICENSE
diff --git a/configs/versal2_vek385_defconfig b/configs/versal2_vek385_defconfig
index 5a09e855d3..76eb455043 100644
--- a/configs/versal2_vek385_defconfig
+++ b/configs/versal2_vek385_defconfig
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL2_ASUFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL2_PLM=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_BOOTGEN=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y
diff --git a/configs/versal_vck190_defconfig b/configs/versal_vck190_defconfig
index 9b59d1c9fb..100af782cf 100644
--- a/configs/versal_vck190_defconfig
+++ b/configs/versal_vck190_defconfig
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PLM=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PSMFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_BOOTGEN=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y
diff --git a/configs/versal_vek280_defconfig b/configs/versal_vek280_defconfig
index f76ac682fc..42562603d6 100644
--- a/configs/versal_vek280_defconfig
+++ b/configs/versal_vek280_defconfig
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PLM=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PSMFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT_BOARD="vek280"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_BOOTGEN=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
diff --git a/configs/versal_vpk120_defconfig b/configs/versal_vpk120_defconfig
index ebb944a27a..67dfd9e424 100644
--- a/configs/versal_vpk120_defconfig
+++ b/configs/versal_vpk120_defconfig
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PLM=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PSMFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT_BOARD="vpk120"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_BOOTGEN=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
diff --git a/configs/versal_vpk180_defconfig b/configs/versal_vpk180_defconfig
index c904602fcd..0537fce6e0 100644
--- a/configs/versal_vpk180_defconfig
+++ b/configs/versal_vpk180_defconfig
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PLM=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PSMFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT_BOARD="vpk180"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_BOOTGEN=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y