diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 35fe3cf006..6b691356f4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN AVAILABLE_TERRAFORM_VERSIONS="0.8.8 0.9.11 0.10.8 0.11.15 0.12.31 0.13.7 0.1
     done && \
     ln -s /usr/local/bin/tf/versions/${DEFAULT_TERRAFORM_VERSION}/terraform /usr/local/bin/terraform
 
-ENV DEFAULT_CONFTEST_VERSION=0.25.0
+ENV DEFAULT_CONFTEST_VERSION=0.26.0
 
 RUN AVAILABLE_CONFTEST_VERSIONS="${DEFAULT_CONFTEST_VERSION}" && \
     for VERSION in ${AVAILABLE_CONFTEST_VERSIONS}; do \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index fb19d0ba40..2f2d814c73 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM runatlantis/atlantis:latest
 COPY atlantis /usr/local/bin/atlantis
 # TODO: remove this once we get this in the base image
-ENV DEFAULT_CONFTEST_VERSION=0.25.0
+ENV DEFAULT_CONFTEST_VERSION=0.26.0
 
 WORKDIR /atlantis/src
diff --git a/server/controllers/events/events_controller_e2e_test.go b/server/controllers/events/events_controller_e2e_test.go
index fd0c6adfe1..89a487419e 100644
--- a/server/controllers/events/events_controller_e2e_test.go
+++ b/server/controllers/events/events_controller_e2e_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/testing"
 )
 
-const ConftestVersion = "0.25.0"
+const ConftestVersion = "0.26.0"
 
 var applyLocker locking.ApplyLocker
 var userConfig server.UserConfig
@@ -55,13 +55,6 @@ func (m *NoopTFDownloader) GetAny(dst, src string, opts ...getter.ClientOption)
 	return nil
 }
 
-type LocalConftestCache struct {
-}
-
-func (m *LocalConftestCache) Get(key *version.Version) (string, error) {
-	return exec.LookPath(fmt.Sprintf("conftest%s", ConftestVersion))
-}
-
 func TestGitHubWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 
 	if testing.Short() {
@@ -805,7 +798,7 @@ func setupE2E(t *testing.T, repoDir string) (events_controllers.VCSEventsControl
 
 	if userConfig.EnablePolicyChecksFlag {
 		// need this to be set or we'll fail the policy check step
-		os.Setenv(policy.DefaultConftestVersionEnvKey, "0.25.0")
+		os.Setenv(policy.DefaultConftestVersionEnvKey, "0.26.0")
 	}
 
 	// Mocks.
@@ -900,10 +893,6 @@ func setupE2E(t *testing.T, repoDir string) (events_controllers.VCSEventsControl
 
 	conftextExec := policy.NewConfTestExecutorWorkflow(logger, binDir, &NoopTFDownloader{})
 
-	// swapping out version cache to something that always returns local contest
-	// binary
-	conftextExec.VersionCache = &LocalConftestCache{}
-
 	policyCheckRunner, err := runtime.NewPolicyCheckStepRunner(
 		conftestVersion,
 		conftextExec,
@@ -1261,9 +1250,9 @@ func mkSubDirs(t *testing.T) (string, string, string, func()) {
 	return tmp, binDir, cachedir, cleanup
 }
 
-// Will fail test if conftest isn't in path and isn't version >= 0.25.0
+// Will fail test if conftest isn't in path and isn't version >= 0.26.0
 func ensureRunningConftest(t *testing.T) {
-	localPath, err := exec.LookPath(fmt.Sprintf("conftest%s", ConftestVersion))
+	localPath, err := exec.LookPath("conftest")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Logf("conftest >= %s must be installed to run this test", ConftestVersion)
 		t.FailNow()
diff --git a/server/core/runtime/policy/conftest_client_test.go b/server/core/runtime/policy/conftest_client_test.go
index 85ad66755f..abbdcb9f26 100644
--- a/server/core/runtime/policy/conftest_client_test.go
+++ b/server/core/runtime/policy/conftest_client_test.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import (
 
 func TestConfTestVersionDownloader(t *testing.T) {
 
-	version, _ := version.NewVersion("0.25.0")
+	version, _ := version.NewVersion("0.26.0")
 	destPath := "some/path"
 
-	fullURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/open-policy-agent/conftest/releases/download/v0.25.0/conftest_0.25.0_%s_x86_64.tar.gz?checksum=file:https://github.com/open-policy-agent/conftest/releases/download/v0.25.0/checksums.txt", strings.Title(runtime.GOOS))
+	fullURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/open-policy-agent/conftest/releases/download/v0.26.0/conftest_0.26.0_%s_x86_64.tar.gz?checksum=file:https://github.com/open-policy-agent/conftest/releases/download/v0.26.0/checksums.txt", strings.Title(runtime.GOOS))
 
 	RegisterMockTestingT(t)
 
diff --git a/testing/Dockerfile b/testing/Dockerfile
index aacf341032..3407de578a 100644
--- a/testing/Dockerfile
+++ b/testing/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RUN curl -LOks https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/${TERRAFORM_VERSION}/ter
     rm terraform_${TERRAFORM_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip
 
 # Install conftest
-ENV DEFAULT_CONFTEST_VERSION=0.25.0
+ENV DEFAULT_CONFTEST_VERSION=0.26.0
 
 RUN AVAILABLE_CONFTEST_VERSIONS="${DEFAULT_CONFTEST_VERSION}" && \
     for VERSION in ${AVAILABLE_CONFTEST_VERSIONS}; do \