diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 1429717..1ff44b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: faasm.azurecr.io/cpython:0.2.5
+      image: faasm.azurecr.io/cpython:0.2.6
       credentials:
         username: ${{ secrets.ACR_SERVICE_PRINCIPAL_ID }}
         password: ${{ secrets.ACR_SERVICE_PRINCIPAL_PASSWORD }}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       REDIS_QUEUE_HOST: redis
       REDIS_STATE_HOST: redis
     container:
-      image: faasm.azurecr.io/cpython:0.2.5
+      image: faasm.azurecr.io/cpython:0.2.6
       credentials:
         username: ${{ secrets.ACR_SERVICE_PRINCIPAL_ID }}
         password: ${{ secrets.ACR_SERVICE_PRINCIPAL_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a3fba6d..679cb42 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM faasm.azurecr.io/cpp-sysroot:0.2.4
+FROM faasm.azurecr.io/cpp-sysroot:0.2.5
 ARG FAASM_PYTHON_VERSION
 
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3a4036f..53a75d6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.5
+0.2.6
diff --git a/third-party/cpp b/third-party/cpp
index b556c29..042475a 160000
--- a/third-party/cpp
+++ b/third-party/cpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b556c29b46869d0f07d55c53b1b6819e6c4c72f1
+Subproject commit 042475a7721d03370e69fe451bb7cc996f32033a