diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index a4fa62670509..9d5f5b2328f5 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     <!-- Samsung/Tizen.NET -->
     <SamsungTizenSdkPackageVersion>8.0.148</SamsungTizenSdkPackageVersion>
     <!-- wasdk -->
-    <MicrosoftWindowsAppSDKPackageVersion>1.8.251106002</MicrosoftWindowsAppSDKPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftWindowsAppSDKPackageVersion>1.8.260101001</MicrosoftWindowsAppSDKPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftWindowsSDKBuildToolsPackageVersion>10.0.26100.4654</MicrosoftWindowsSDKBuildToolsPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftGraphicsWin2DPackageVersion>1.3.2</MicrosoftGraphicsWin2DPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftWindowsWebView2PackageVersion>1.0.3179.45</MicrosoftWindowsWebView2PackageVersion>
diff --git a/src/Templates/src/cgmanifest.json b/src/Templates/src/cgmanifest.json
index f096b7f7b254..dd2ac2a3b430 100644
--- a/src/Templates/src/cgmanifest.json
+++ b/src/Templates/src/cgmanifest.json
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         "type": "nuget",
         "nuget": {
           "name": "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK",
-          "version": "1.8.251106002"
+          "version": "1.8.260101001"
         }
       }
     },