diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d3d96dc9b9c..2856d50b0681 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This program generates a custom OpenTelemetry Collector binary based on a given
 $ GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-builder
 $ cat > ~/.otelcol-builder.yaml <<EOF
 exporters:
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alibabacloudlogserviceexporter v0.25.0"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alibabacloudlogserviceexporter v0.26.0"
 EOF
 $ opentelemetry-collector-builder --output-path=/tmp/dist
 $ cat > /tmp/otelcol.yaml <<EOF
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ dist:
     name: otelcol-custom # the binary name. Optional.
     description: "Custom OpenTelemetry Collector distribution" # a long name for the application. Optional.
     include_core: true # whether the core components should be included in the distribution. Optional.
-    otelcol_version: "0.25.0" # the OpenTelemetry Collector version to use as base for the distribution. Optional.
+    otelcol_version: "0.26.0" # the OpenTelemetry Collector version to use as base for the distribution. Optional.
     output_path: /tmp/otelcol-distributionNNN # the path to write the output (sources and binary). Optional.
     version: "1.0.0" # the version for your custom OpenTelemetry Collector. Optional.
     go: "/usr/bin/go" # which Go binary to use to compile the generated sources. Optional.
 exporters:
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alibabacloudlogserviceexporter v0.25.0" # the Go module for the component. Required.
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alibabacloudlogserviceexporter v0.26.0" # the Go module for the component. Required.
     import: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alibabacloudlogserviceexporter" # the import path for the component. Optional.
     name: "alibabacloudlogserviceexporter" # package name to use in the generated sources. Optional.
     path: "./alibabacloudlogserviceexporter" # in case a local version should be used for the module, the path relative to the current dir, or a full path can be specified. Optional.
 replaces:
   # a list of "replaces" directives that will be part of the resulting go.mod
-  - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common => github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common v0.25.0
+  - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common => github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common v0.26.0
 ```
diff --git a/internal/builder/config.go b/internal/builder/config.go
index e1f8aacb5af6..0fecfccd1b30 100644
--- a/internal/builder/config.go
+++ b/internal/builder/config.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-const defaultOtelColVersion = "0.25.0"
+const defaultOtelColVersion = "0.26.0"
 
 // ErrInvalidGoMod indicates an invalid gomod
 var ErrInvalidGoMod = errors.New("invalid gomod specification for module")
diff --git a/internal/scaffold/main.go b/internal/scaffold/main.go
index 10a180f587de..fd6de23a66d1 100644
--- a/internal/scaffold/main.go
+++ b/internal/scaffold/main.go
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to build components: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	info := component.ApplicationStartInfo{
-		ExeName:  "{{ .Distribution.ExeName }}",
-		LongName: "{{ .Distribution.LongName }}",
+	info := component.BuildInfo{
+		Command:  "{{ .Distribution.ExeName }}",
+		Description: "{{ .Distribution.LongName }}",
 		Version:  "{{ .Distribution.Version }}",
 	}
 
-	app, err := service.New(service.Parameters{ApplicationStartInfo: info, Factories: factories})
+	app, err := service.New(service.Parameters{BuildInfo: info, Factories: factories})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to construct the application: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/test/nocore.builder.yaml b/test/nocore.builder.yaml
index f05c09d8322a..fe1e076e7020 100644
--- a/test/nocore.builder.yaml
+++ b/test/nocore.builder.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dist:
   module: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-builder/test/nocore
-  otelcol_version: 0.25.0
+  otelcol_version: 0.26.0
   include_core: false
 
 receivers:
diff --git a/test/replaces.builder.yaml b/test/replaces.builder.yaml
index 38009943b899..465d8a55e1bf 100644
--- a/test/replaces.builder.yaml
+++ b/test/replaces.builder.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 dist:
   module: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-builder/test/replaces
-  otelcol_version: 0.25.0
+  otelcol_version: 0.26.0
 
 processors:
-  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/routingprocessor v0.25.0
-  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor v0.25.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/routingprocessor v0.26.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor v0.26.0
 
 replaces:
-  - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common => github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common v0.25.0
+  - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common => github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/common v0.26.0