diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/omero-hosts.yml b/ansible/group_vars/omero-hosts.yml
index ae79580f..d85d52e1 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/omero-hosts.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/omero-hosts.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 idr_omero_server_release: 5.6.12
 omero_server_checkupgrade_comparator: '!='
 
-idr_omero_web_release: 5.27.0
+idr_omero_web_release: 5.26.0
 # omero-web depends on omero-py but may not pin the latest release
 # omero_web_python_addons:
 #   - omero-py==5.9.0