diff --git a/macos/build.pkr.hcl b/macos/build.pkr.hcl
index 5a29244..d9c9d0d 100644
--- a/macos/build.pkr.hcl
+++ b/macos/build.pkr.hcl
@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 build {
   sources = local.sources
 
+  # PARALLELS TOOLS INSTALLATION 
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    # Increase to 60s: macOS 26 needs extra time to mount the Tools ISO after login
+    pause_before = "60s" 
+    
+    inline = [
+      "echo 'Cleaning up restored sessions...'",
+      # Force-closes any 'stuck' or 'restored' Terminal windows
+      "sudo pkill -x 'Terminal' || true", 
+      "sleep 5",
+      "echo 'Starting silent Parallels Tools Installation via SSH...'",
+      # Direct silent install command
+      "sudo /Volumes/Parallels\\ Tools/Install.app/Contents/MacOS/PTIAgent --install",
+      "echo 'Installation triggered. The .pvm will be generated after the final reboot.'"
+    ]
+    # Uses your local.ssh_password to authenticate the sudo commands
+    execute_command = "echo '${local.ssh_password}' | {{ .Vars }} sudo -S -E sh -eux '{{ .Path }}'"
+    # Expect a disconnect because the installer will trigger a system restart
+    expect_disconnect = true 
+  }
+  
   ## Install the insecure Vagrant ssh key, if we're building a Vagrant box
   provisioner "shell" {
     environment_vars = [
diff --git a/macos/provisioner_tahoe_26.pkr.hcl b/macos/provisioner_tahoe_26.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff988ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macos/provisioner_tahoe_26.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+source "parallels-ipsw" "tahoe_26" {
+  output_directory = local.output_dir
+  boot_command     = local.boot_command
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<wait1s><enter>"]
+    screen_name      = "Empty"
+    matching_strings = []
+    execute_only_once = true
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<wait1s><enter>"]
+    screen_name      = "GetStarted"
+    matching_strings = ["Get Started"]
+    execute_only_once = true
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<wait1s><enter>"]
+    screen_name      = "GetStarted1"
+    matching_strings = ["hola"]
+    execute_only_once = true
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<wait1s><enter>"]
+    screen_name      = "GetStarted2"
+    matching_strings = ["hallo"]
+    execute_only_once = true
+  }
+
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "Language"
+    matching_strings = ["English", "Language", "Australia", "India"]
+    execute_only_once = true
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "Country"
+    matching_strings = ["Select Your Country or Region"]
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command = ["<tab><tab><tab><spacebar><tab><tab><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name = "Data"
+    matching_strings = ["transfer", "information"]
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "SpokenLanguages"
+    matching_strings = ["Written and Spoken Languages"]
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "Accessibility"
+    matching_strings = ["Accessibility", "Vision", "Hearing", "Motor", "Cognitive"]
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "DataAndPrivacy"
+    matching_strings = ["Data", "Privacy", "This icon appears"]
+  }
+
+    boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab>${local.ssh_username}<tab>${local.ssh_password}<tab>${local.ssh_password}<tab>${local.ssh_username}<tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "CreateAccount"
+    matching_strings = ["Create a Mac Account", "The password you create here"]
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<leftCtrlOn><f7><leftCtrlOff><wait2s><leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "SignInToApple"
+    matching_strings = ["Sign In to Your Apple Account", "Sign in to use iCloud"]
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<tab><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "SignInWithApplePopup"
+    matching_strings = ["Are you sure you want to skip", "signing in with an Apple ID?"]
+  }
+
+ boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<tab><tab><spacebar><wait2s><tab><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "TermsAndConditionsUK"
+    matching_strings = ["Terms and Conditions", "macOS Software Licence Agreement", "Tahoe 26"]
+  }
+ 
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<tab><tab><spacebar><wait2s><tab><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "TermsAndConditionsUS"
+    matching_strings = ["Terms and Conditions", "macOS Software License Agreement", "Tahoe 26"]
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar><wait2s><tab><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "LocationServices"
+    matching_strings = ["Enable Location Services", "About Location Services"]
+  }
+ 
+  # Time Zone Selection
+  boot_screen_config { 
+    boot_command     = ["<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "TimeZone"
+    matching_strings = ["Select your Time Zone"]
+  }
+ 
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "Analytics"
+    matching_strings = ["Share Mac Analytics with Apple"]
+  }
+ 
+  # Screen Time
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<leftShiftOn><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "ScreenTime"
+    matching_strings = ["Screen Time", "Get insights about your"]
+  }
+ 
+  # Siri Configuration
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<tab><spacebar><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "Siri"
+    matching_strings = ["Siri", "Siri helps you get things done"]
+  }
+ 
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<tab><tab><spacebar><wait2s><tab><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "FileVault"
+    matching_strings = ["Your Mac is Ready for FileVault", "encrypting your data", "Not Now"]
+  }
+ 
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "Looks"
+    matching_strings = ["Choose your look", "Select an appearance"]
+  }
+
+    boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<tab><tab><tab><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "UpdateMacAutomatically"
+    matching_strings = ["Update Mac Automatically", "Software Update settings", "Only Download Automatically"]
+  }
+
+   boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     =  [
+      "<leftShiftOn><leftSuperOn>G<leftSuperOff><leftShiftOff>/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app<enter><leftSuperOn>o<leftSuperOff>", # Open terminal
+      ]
+    screen_name      = "Desktop"
+    matching_strings = ["Finder", "Go"]
+    execute_only_once = true
+  } 
+  
+    # 1. SETUP & REBOOT 
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command = [
+      "<leftCtrlOn>c<leftCtrlOff><enter><wait2s>", 
+      "sudo visudo /private/etc/sudoers.d/${local.ssh_username}<enter><wait5s>",
+      "${local.ssh_password}<enter><wait3s>",
+      "i${local.ssh_username} ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL<esc>:wq!<enter><wait2s>",
+      
+      #Turn on SSH without needing 'Full Disk Access'
+      "sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist<enter><wait2s>",
+      
+      # Reset the Privacy Database to ensure Parallels isn't blocked
+      "sudo tccutil reset All com.parallels.desktop.mobile<enter><wait1s>",
+      
+      #Restart the IP reporter
+      "sudo launchctl stop com.parallels.desktop.mobile.launchdaemon<enter><wait1s>",
+      "sudo launchctl start com.parallels.desktop.mobile.launchdaemon<enter><wait1s>",
+      
+      "sudo reboot<enter>"
+    ]
+    screen_name      = "TerminalSetup"
+    matching_strings = ["${local.ssh_username}@macos-26", "Last login", "%"]
+    execute_only_once = true
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<wait5s>${local.ssh_password}<enter>"]
+    screen_name      = "PostRebootLogin"
+    matching_strings = ["parallels", "Enter Password"]
+  }
+
+
+    # 3. THE UNSTUCK FIX (The macOS 26 Network & SSH Fix)
+    boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command = [
+    "<leftCtrlOn>c<leftCtrlOff><enter><wait2s>", 
+    # Fix 1: Create directory AND file in one go
+    "mkdir -p ~/.ssh && printf 'Host *\\n    StrictHostKeyChecking no\\n    UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null\\n' > ~/.ssh/config<enter><wait1s>",
+    
+    # Fix 2: Pipe the password directly so it isn't "typed" as a new command
+    "echo '${local.ssh_password}' | sudo -S ipconfig set en0 DHCP<enter><wait2s>",
+    
+    "sudo ipconfig set en1 DHCP<enter><wait2s>", 
+    "sudo launchctl stop com.parallels.desktop.mobile.launchdaemon && sudo launchctl start com.parallels.desktop.mobile.launchdaemon<enter><wait5s>", 
+    
+    # Start the install
+    "sudo '/Volumes/Parallels Tools/Install.app/Contents/MacOS/PTIAgent' --install<enter>"
+  ]
+    screen_name      = "UnstuckTerminal"
+    matching_strings = ["Restored", "parallels@macos-26", "zsh"]
+    execute_only_once = true
+  }
+
+  # 4. SUCCESS HANDLER (Keep this to catch the final reboot)
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<spacebar><wait2s><enter>"]
+    screen_name      = "PDSuccess"
+    matching_strings = ["Installed successfully", "Restart"]
+    is_last_screen   = true
+  }
+
+  boot_screen_config {
+    boot_command     = ["<wait3s><spacebar>"]
+    screen_name      = "WelcomeScreen"
+    matching_strings = ["Welcome to mac", "Continue"]
+    execute_only_once = true
+  }
+
+
+  boot_wait        = "${var.boot_wait}"
+  shutdown_command = "sudo shutdown -h now"
+  ipsw_url         = local.ipsw_url
+  ipsw_checksum    = local.ipsw_checksum
+  ssh_username     = "${local.ssh_username}"
+  ssh_password     = "${local.ssh_password}"
+  vm_name          = "${local.machine_name}"
+  cpus             = "${var.machine_specs.cpus}"
+  memory           = "${var.machine_specs.memory}"
+}
diff --git a/macos/variables.TEMPLATE.pkrvars.hcl b/macos/variables.TEMPLATE.pkrvars.hcl
index 857fbed..1fbaf19 100644
--- a/macos/variables.TEMPLATE.pkrvars.hcl
+++ b/macos/variables.TEMPLATE.pkrvars.hcl
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-machine_name = "macOs-ventura-13.4.1"
+version = "tahoe"
+machine_name = "macOs-26"
+ipsw_url      = "/Users/zayaan.dulmeer/Downloads/UniversalMac_26.0_25A354_Restore.ipsw"
+ipsw_checksum = "sha256:ec98309d97fdc399f7baa5f1e11d121e8ffda798d885219fee9c4c94b4f219d6" 
 machine_specs = {
   cpus   = 4,
   memory = 8192,
 }
+ssh_username = "parallels"
+ssh_password = "parallels"
+
 addons = [
 ]
-create_vagrant_box = false
+create_vagrant_box = false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/macos/variables.pkr.hcl b/macos/variables.pkr.hcl
index 541728d..ca1cebb 100644
--- a/macos/variables.pkr.hcl
+++ b/macos/variables.pkr.hcl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 variable "version" {
   type    = string
-  default = "sonoma"
+  default = "tahoe"
 }
 // Any future versions of macOS should be added here.
 // if there is a change in installation process, a new provisioner file should be created
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ variable "os_versions_to_source_map" {
     "sequoia_15.4" = "parallels-ipsw.sequoia_15_3_plus"
     "sequoia_15.5" = "parallels-ipsw.sequoia_15_3_plus"
     "sequoia" = "parallels-ipsw.sequoia_15_3_plus"
+    "tahoe"        = "parallels-ipsw.tahoe_26"
   }
 }