diff --git a/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile b/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile
index cb149ee47..88bc73126 100644
--- a/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/openshift/origin-v4.0:base-router
-RUN INSTALL_PKGS="haproxy22 rsyslog sysvinit-tools" && \
+RUN INSTALL_PKGS="haproxy26 rsyslog sysvinit-tools" && \
     yum install -y $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     rpm -V $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     yum clean all && \
diff --git a/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile.rhel b/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile.rhel
index 9b8ffe01c..ee94b156f 100644
--- a/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.0:base-router
-RUN INSTALL_PKGS="haproxy22 rsyslog sysvinit-tools" && \
+RUN INSTALL_PKGS="haproxy26 rsyslog sysvinit-tools" && \
     yum install -y $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     rpm -V $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     yum clean all && \
diff --git a/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile.rhel8 b/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile.rhel8
index 6e8c19bcb..7d07178f3 100644
--- a/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile.rhel8
+++ b/images/router/haproxy/Dockerfile.rhel8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.14:haproxy-router-base
-RUN INSTALL_PKGS="haproxy22 rsyslog procps-ng util-linux" && \
+RUN INSTALL_PKGS="haproxy26 rsyslog procps-ng util-linux" && \
     yum install -y $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     rpm -V $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     yum clean all && \