diff --git a/boot/xilinx-embeddedsw/Config.in b/boot/xilinx-embeddedsw/Config.in
index 674238fd0a..03488a18ce 100644
--- a/boot/xilinx-embeddedsw/Config.in
+++ b/boot/xilinx-embeddedsw/Config.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW
 
 config BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION
 	string "xilinx-embeddedsw version"
-	default "xilinx_v2025.2"
+	default "xilinx_v2026.1"
 	help
 	  Release version of Xilinx/embeddedsw.
 	  Must be xilinx_v2023.1 or newer.
diff --git a/boot/xilinx-embeddedsw/xilinx_v2025.2/xilinx-embeddedsw.hash b/boot/xilinx-embeddedsw/xilinx_v2025.2/xilinx-embeddedsw.hash
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b4c2467c..0000000000
--- a/boot/xilinx-embeddedsw/xilinx_v2025.2/xilinx-embeddedsw.hash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Locally calculated
-sha256  fb9a705a2974fa4d8d79142baea204d388389b9b37d6f26194b7b759f8978457  xilinx-embeddedsw-xilinx_v2025.2.tar.gz
-
-# Locally calculated
-sha256  5ed583a37f9592d4bef73061f14f85c2ca70b8b7a12ffe1ef8ea808fbb764425  license.txt
diff --git a/configs/versal2_vek385_defconfig b/configs/versal2_vek385_defconfig
index 0b1834fa4a..5a09e855d3 100644
--- a/configs/versal2_vek385_defconfig
+++ b/configs/versal2_vek385_defconfig
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_DTB=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_REMAKE_ELF=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=versal2-vek385-revB"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL2_ASUFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL2_PLM=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT=y
diff --git a/configs/versal_vck190_defconfig b/configs/versal_vck190_defconfig
index 481dfd7656..9b59d1c9fb 100644
--- a/configs/versal_vck190_defconfig
+++ b/configs/versal_vck190_defconfig
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_DTB=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_REMAKE_ELF=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=versal-vck190-rev1.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PLM=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PSMFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT=y
diff --git a/configs/versal_vek280_defconfig b/configs/versal_vek280_defconfig
index 0da0210306..f76ac682fc 100644
--- a/configs/versal_vek280_defconfig
+++ b/configs/versal_vek280_defconfig
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_DTB=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_REMAKE_ELF=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=versal-vek280-revB"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PLM=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PSMFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT=y
diff --git a/configs/versal_vpk120_defconfig b/configs/versal_vpk120_defconfig
index d988865846..ebb944a27a 100644
--- a/configs/versal_vpk120_defconfig
+++ b/configs/versal_vpk120_defconfig
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_DTB=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_REMAKE_ELF=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=versal-vpk120-revB"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PLM=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PSMFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT=y
diff --git a/configs/versal_vpk180_defconfig b/configs/versal_vpk180_defconfig
index cd37287a27..c904602fcd 100644
--- a/configs/versal_vpk180_defconfig
+++ b/configs/versal_vpk180_defconfig
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_DTB=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_REMAKE_ELF=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=versal-vpk180-revA"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PLM=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSAL_PSMFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_PREBUILT=y
diff --git a/configs/zynqmp_kria_kd240_defconfig b/configs/zynqmp_kria_kd240_defconfig
index 28e6b45281..600abb4b04 100644
--- a/configs/zynqmp_kria_kd240_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynqmp_kria_kd240_defconfig
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PMUFW_EMBEDDEDSW=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PM_CFG="board/zynqmp/kria/kd240/pm_cfg_obj.c"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=zynqmp-smk-k24-revA"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_ZYNQMP_PMUFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_ZYNQMP_PMUFW_USER_CFLAGS="-DK24_SOM"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
diff --git a/configs/zynqmp_kria_kr260_defconfig b/configs/zynqmp_kria_kr260_defconfig
index adbb001e8f..1895dc7261 100644
--- a/configs/zynqmp_kria_kr260_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynqmp_kria_kr260_defconfig
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PMUFW_EMBEDDEDSW=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PM_CFG="board/zynqmp/kria/kr260/pm_cfg_obj.c"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=zynqmp-smk-k26-revA"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_ZYNQMP_PMUFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_ZYNQMP_PMUFW_USER_CFLAGS="-DK26_SOM"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
diff --git a/configs/zynqmp_kria_kv260_defconfig b/configs/zynqmp_kria_kv260_defconfig
index d7b2dc9a16..7a87463365 100644
--- a/configs/zynqmp_kria_kv260_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynqmp_kria_kv260_defconfig
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PMUFW_EMBEDDEDSW=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PM_CFG="board/zynqmp/kria/kv260/pm_cfg_obj.c"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=zynqmp-smk-k26-revA"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_ZYNQMP_PMUFW=y
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_ZYNQMP_PMUFW_USER_CFLAGS="-DK26_SOM"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
diff --git a/configs/zynqmp_zcu102_defconfig b/configs/zynqmp_zcu102_defconfig
index 7b4c30a43b..77e69cf014 100644
--- a/configs/zynqmp_zcu102_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynqmp_zcu102_defconfig
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PMUFW_EMBEDDEDSW=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PM_CFG="board/zynqmp/zcu102/pm_cfg_obj.c"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=zynqmp-zcu102-rev1.0"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_ZYNQMP_PMUFW=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y
diff --git a/configs/zynqmp_zcu104_defconfig b/configs/zynqmp_zcu104_defconfig
index b97cec437d..985dfd01c4 100644
--- a/configs/zynqmp_zcu104_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynqmp_zcu104_defconfig
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PMUFW_EMBEDDEDSW=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PM_CFG="board/zynqmp/zcu104/pm_cfg_obj.c"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=zynqmp-zcu104-revC"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_ZYNQMP_PMUFW=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y
diff --git a/configs/zynqmp_zcu106_defconfig b/configs/zynqmp_zcu106_defconfig
index 8b7d96a0d9..ddacd2d98e 100644
--- a/configs/zynqmp_zcu106_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynqmp_zcu106_defconfig
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PMUFW_EMBEDDEDSW=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQMP_PM_CFG="board/zynqmp/zcu106/pm_cfg_obj.c"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=zynqmp-zcu106-rev1.0"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW=y
-BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_VERSION="xilinx_v2026.1"
 BR2_TARGET_XILINX_EMBEDDEDSW_ZYNQMP_PMUFW=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y