diff --git a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
index 056729326bc..b06bbbc0046 100644
--- a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
+++ b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.25.0-go1.19.4-bullseye.0
+v1.26.0-go1.19.4-bullseye.1
diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index a53408b60db..f5b7f1786f9 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: minimum_go_version=go([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/kube-cross: dependents"
-    version: v1.25.0-go1.19.4-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.26.0-go1.19.4-bullseye.1
     refPaths:
     - path: build/build-image/cross/VERSION