diff --git a/lib/mongo/version.rb b/lib/mongo/version.rb
index 499388f8a6..65c83cfdd2 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/version.rb
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ module Mongo
   #
   # Note that this file is automatically updated via `rake candidate:create`.
   # Manual changes to this file will be overwritten by that rake task.
-  VERSION = '2.25.0'
+  VERSION = '2.26.0'
 end
diff --git a/product.yml b/product.yml
index 3dc69e1282..3e5dc44ebb 100644
--- a/product.yml
+++ b/product.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ description: a pure-Ruby driver for connecting to, querying, and manipulating Mo
 package: mongo
 jira: https://jira.mongodb.org/projects/RUBY
 version:
-  number: 2.25.0
+  number: 2.26.0
   file: lib/mongo/version.rb
diff --git a/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-download-serverErrors.yml b/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-download-serverErrors.yml
index c1b8b7cbf3..164610c83c 100644
--- a/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-download-serverErrors.yml
+++ b/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-download-serverErrors.yml
@@ -38,14 +38,12 @@ tests:
                 command_started_event:
                     command:
                         find: fs.files
-                        filter: { _id: {$oid : "000000000000000000000001" }}
                     database_name: *database_name
             - *retryable_command_started_event
             - &find_chunks_command_started_event
                 command_started_event:
                     command:
                         find: fs.chunks
-                        filter: { files_id: {$oid : "000000000000000000000001" }}
                         sort: { n: 1 }
                     database_name: *database_name
     -
diff --git a/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-download.yml b/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-download.yml
index bd75e8f017..5ae8116101 100644
--- a/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-download.yml
+++ b/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-download.yml
@@ -34,13 +34,11 @@ tests:
                 command_started_event:
                     command:
                         find: fs.files
-                        filter: { _id: {$oid : "000000000000000000000001" }}
                     database_name: *database_name
             -  &find_chunks_command_started_event
                 command_started_event:
                     command:
                         find: fs.chunks
-                        filter: { files_id: {$oid : "000000000000000000000001" }}
                         sort: { n: 1 }
                     database_name: *database_name
     -
diff --git a/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-downloadByName-serverErrors.yml b/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-downloadByName-serverErrors.yml
index e6b9215cfa..99c37fd3f3 100644
--- a/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-downloadByName-serverErrors.yml
+++ b/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-downloadByName-serverErrors.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ tests:
                 command_started_event:
                     command:
                         find: fs.chunks
-                        filter: { files_id: { $oid : "000000000000000000000001" }}
                         sort: { n: 1 }
                     database_name: *database_name
     -
diff --git a/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-downloadByName.yml b/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-downloadByName.yml
index 98970d25aa..f89195b948 100644
--- a/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-downloadByName.yml
+++ b/spec/spec_tests/data/retryable_reads/legacy/gridfs-downloadByName.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ tests:
                 command_started_event:
                     command:
                         find: fs.chunks
-                        filter: { files_id: {$oid : "000000000000000000000001"} }
                         sort: { n: 1 }
                     database_name: *database_name
     -