diff --git a/.gitlab/stages/01.build.yml b/.gitlab/stages/01.build.yml
index f5a80c4074d..aef3d64b014 100644
--- a/.gitlab/stages/01.build.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/stages/01.build.yml
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ test:pre_build_image:
       - IMAGE: CI_MCORE_DEV_IMAGE
         FILE: Dockerfile.ci.dev
         IMAGE_TYPE: dev
-        BASE_IMAGE: nvcr.io/nvidia/pytorch:26.02-py3
+        BASE_IMAGE: nvcr.io/nvidia/pytorch:26.04-py3
         PLATFORM: amd64
       - IMAGE: CI_MCORE_DEV_IMAGE
         FILE: Dockerfile.ci.dev
         IMAGE_TYPE: dev
-        BASE_IMAGE: nvcr.io/nvidia/pytorch:26.02-py3
+        BASE_IMAGE: nvcr.io/nvidia/pytorch:26.04-py3
         PLATFORM: arm64
       - IMAGE: UTILITY_IMAGE
         FILE: Dockerfile.linting