diff --git a/build/azure-pipeline.stable.yml b/build/azure-pipeline.stable.yml
index 7efc4fae3b2a..50dc7c3bcffa 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipeline.stable.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipeline.stable.yml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ extends:
           project: 'Monaco'
           definition: 593
           buildVersionToDownload: 'latestFromBranch'
-          branchName: 'refs/heads/release/2026.8'
+          branchName: 'refs/heads/release/2026.12'
           targetPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/python-env-tools/bin'
           artifactName: 'bin-$(buildTarget)'
           itemPattern: |