diff --git a/kubernetes/charmcraft.yaml b/kubernetes/charmcraft.yaml
index b203cec0a..c4e6f5ee6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/charmcraft.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/charmcraft.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ parts:
     build-packages:
       - curl
     override-build: |
-      python3 -m pip install --user --break-system-packages --upgrade pip==25.3  # renovate: charmcraft-pip-latest
+      python3 -m pip install --user --break-system-packages --upgrade pip==26.0.1  # renovate: charmcraft-pip-latest
       python3 -m pip install --user --break-system-packages poetry==2.3.2        # renovate: charmcraft-poetry-latest
       python3 -m pip install --user --break-system-packages poetry-plugin-export==1.9.0
 
diff --git a/machines/charmcraft.yaml b/machines/charmcraft.yaml
index b203cec0a..c4e6f5ee6 100644
--- a/machines/charmcraft.yaml
+++ b/machines/charmcraft.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ parts:
     build-packages:
       - curl
     override-build: |
-      python3 -m pip install --user --break-system-packages --upgrade pip==25.3  # renovate: charmcraft-pip-latest
+      python3 -m pip install --user --break-system-packages --upgrade pip==26.0.1  # renovate: charmcraft-pip-latest
       python3 -m pip install --user --break-system-packages poetry==2.3.2        # renovate: charmcraft-poetry-latest
       python3 -m pip install --user --break-system-packages poetry-plugin-export==1.9.0