diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2846308..a613740 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>com.kingsrook</groupId>
       <artifactId>qbit-build-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>2.2.1</version>
    </parent>
 
    <groupId>com.kingsrook.qbits</groupId>
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
    </scm>
 
    <properties>
+      <qqq.version>4.1.0-RC.26</qqq.version> <!-- feeds qbit-build-parent's qqq-bom-pom import -->
       <revision>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
       <mcp.sdk.version>0.12.0</mcp.sdk.version>
       <maven.compiler.release>21</maven.compiler.release>
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
             <artifactId>qqq-bom-pom</artifactId>
             <!-- Published QQQ 4.1 core (Central JAR/POM): the one BOM version shared by the four app-QBit patches. Needs the QQQ 4.1 family
                  (bearer-principal filter, table access); see the handoff for the compile evidence. -->
-            <version>4.1.0-RC.21</version>
+            <version>4.1.0-RC.26</version>
             <type>pom</type>
             <scope>import</scope>
          </dependency>
@@ -174,11 +175,4 @@
       </plugins>
    </build>
 
-   <repositories>
-      <repository>
-         <id>sonatype-snapshots</id>
-         <url>https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/</url>
-      </repository>
-   </repositories>
-
 </project>