diff --git a/root.spec b/root.spec
index 67906461198..35b93bcc9b2 100644
--- a/root.spec
+++ b/root.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-### RPM lcg root 6.26.03
+### RPM lcg root 6.26.05
 ## INITENV +PATH PYTHON3PATH %{i}/lib
 ## INITENV SET ROOTSYS %{i}
 ## INCLUDE compilation_flags
-%define tag 8e40c92922bd2bf32823df9c4bbf05d53aadbdda
-%define branch cms/v6-26-00-patches/bc9afb36f9
+%define tag e6d5aa1f8618f884ece65c1b49fa57ffde9e0dc0
+%define branch cms/v6-26-00-patches/297af71
 
 %define github_user cms-sw
 Source: git+https://github.com/%{github_user}/root.git?obj=%{branch}/%{tag}&export=%{n}-%{realversion}&output=/%{n}-%{realversion}-%{tag}.tgz