diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 2ef24ab8255f..96db077ce7f5 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 androidCommonLibraryVersion = "0.34.0"
 androidGifDrawableVersion = "1.2.32"
 androidImageCropperVersion = "4.7.0"
-androidLibraryVersion ="2.26.0"
+androidLibraryVersion ="rc-2.26.1"
 androidOpensslVersion = "3.5.6"
 androidPluginVersion = "9.3.2"
 androidsvgVersion = "1.4"
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index a4107bedf809..4adc38b210f6 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -22560,6 +22560,14 @@
             <sha256 value="9e5433a1f4836b3b8c39f827bbd64a979773ce0cb8e56da1e28b8a1ef4dcbf2d" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="com.github.nextcloud" name="android-library" version="rc-2.26.1">
+         <artifact name="android-library-rc-2.26.1.aar">
+            <sha256 value="a1aa9cccfef3c56f1687a616e0deeaf04217314d90ae4e6b4d32f81e6e4cfc5b" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="android-library-rc-2.26.1.module">
+            <sha256 value="0007b5eab0d17289ac3308fff0fb3af3ae0fb09e2706d4643906d1429102b82c" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="com.github.nextcloud-deps" name="qrcodescanner" version="0.1.2.4">
          <artifact name="qrcodescanner-0.1.2.4.aar">
             <sha256 value="b286128792cc04f59b0defa2c937c86d9e2fc824a8011b9af9eea7fd0ea84303" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>