diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index 6135d35..b0a2ba0 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -1333,9 +1333,9 @@
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     "@types/node": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.11.5.tgz",
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@@ -4185,14 +4185,14 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-db/-/caniuse-db-1.0.30001579.tgz",
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+      "version": "1.0.30001580",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-db/-/caniuse-db-1.0.30001580.tgz",
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001579.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001580.tgz",
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     "caseless": {
       "version": "0.12.0",
@@ -5304,9 +5304,9 @@
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     "electron-to-chromium": {
-      "version": "1.4.642",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.4.642.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-M4+u22ZJGpk4RY7tne6W+APkZhnnhmAH48FNl8iEFK2lEgob+U5rUQsIqQhvAwCXYpfd3H20pHK/ENsCvwTbsA=="
+      "version": "1.4.645",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.4.645.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EeS1oQDCmnYsRDRy2zTeC336a/4LZ6WKqvSaM1jLocEk5ZuyszkQtCpsqvuvaIXGOUjwtvF6LTcS8WueibXvSw=="
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     "elliptic": {
       "version": "6.5.4",
@@ -9897,7 +9897,7 @@
     },
     "newsroom-core": {
       "version": "github:superdesk/newsroom-core#aa2149305b1a764bcfd12b61ba93fc6c07034bcb",
-      "from": "github:superdesk/newsroom-core#release/2.6",
+      "from": "github:superdesk/newsroom-core#v2.6-rc1",
       "requires": {
         "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.0.8",
         "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^7.0.2",
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index def20be..272694c 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "build": "export NODE_ENV=production && webpack --progress --profile --colors"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "newsroom-core": "github:superdesk/newsroom-core#release/2.6"
+    "newsroom-core": "github:superdesk/newsroom-core#v2.6-rc1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread": "^6.26.0",
diff --git a/server/requirements.in b/server/requirements.in
index f118eba..ac57466 100644
--- a/server/requirements.in
+++ b/server/requirements.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-git+https://github.com/superdesk/newsroom-core.git@release/2.6#egg=Newsroom-Core
+git+https://github.com/superdesk/newsroom-core.git@v2.6-rc1#egg=Newsroom-Core
diff --git a/server/requirements.txt b/server/requirements.txt
index e1d2c70..8edb250 100644
--- a/server/requirements.txt
+++ b/server/requirements.txt
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ mongolock==1.3.4
     # via superdesk-core
 natsort==8.4.0
     # via croniter
-newsroom-core @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/newsroom-core.git@release/2.6
+newsroom-core @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/newsroom-core.git@v2.6-rc1
     # via -r requirements.in
 oauth2client==4.1.3
     # via flask-oidc-ex