diff --git a/build/azure-pipeline.stable.yml b/build/azure-pipeline.stable.yml
index ff3bc27d..e3c991b9 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipeline.stable.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipeline.stable.yml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ extends:
           project: 'Monaco'
           definition: 593
           buildVersionToDownload: 'latestFromBranch'
-          branchName: 'refs/heads/release/2026.0'
+          branchName: 'refs/heads/release/2026.2'
           targetPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/python-env-tools/bin'
           artifactName: 'bin-$(buildTarget)'
           itemPattern: |
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 42751388..f2205703 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "vscode-python-envs",
-    "version": "1.17.0",
+    "version": "1.18.0",
     "lockfileVersion": 2,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "vscode-python-envs",
-            "version": "1.17.0",
+            "version": "1.18.0",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@iarna/toml": "^2.2.5",
                 "@vscode/extension-telemetry": "^0.9.7",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cbab0543..281c936b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "vscode-python-envs",
     "displayName": "Python Environments",
     "description": "Provides a unified python environment experience",
-    "version": "1.17.0",
+    "version": "1.18.0",
     "publisher": "ms-python",
     "preview": true,
     "engines": {