diff --git a/nowchess/eu-central-1-prod/kustomization.yaml b/nowchess/eu-central-1-prod/kustomization.yaml
index 3c99a75..a36c0a1 100644
--- a/nowchess/eu-central-1-prod/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/nowchess/eu-central-1-prod/kustomization.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ images:
 - name: ghcr.io/now-chess/now-chess-systems/coordinator
   newTag: 0.5.0
 - name: ghcr.io/now-chess/now-chess-systems/core
-  newTag: 0.25.0
+  newTag: 0.26.0
 - name: ghcr.io/now-chess/now-chess-systems/io
   newTag: 0.19.0
 - name: ghcr.io/now-chess/now-chess-systems/official-bots