diff --git a/changelog.d/2-wire-builds/wsd-5.28 b/changelog.d/2-wire-builds/wsd-5.28
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d923fb258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/2-wire-builds/wsd-5.28
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Changed: the wire-builds reference for 2026-q1 with 5.28 backend
diff --git a/offline/tasks/proc_pull_charts.sh b/offline/tasks/proc_pull_charts.sh
index 204bcd589..7cdb120a9 100755
--- a/offline/tasks/proc_pull_charts.sh
+++ b/offline/tasks/proc_pull_charts.sh
@@ -94,5 +94,5 @@ pull_charts() {
   #fi
 }
 
-wire_build="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wireapp/wire-builds/ecd204f07540e79fc1febe2483a42111129a5d0d/build.json"
+wire_build="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wireapp/wire-builds/370a4793553377322e1ce962da106461d81c779f/build.json"
 wire_build_chart_release "$wire_build" | pull_charts
diff --git a/values/sftd/demo-values.example.yaml b/values/sftd/demo-values.example.yaml
index 91dc2c885..566db6bc4 100644
--- a/values/sftd/demo-values.example.yaml
+++ b/values/sftd/demo-values.example.yaml
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ host: sftd.example.com
 replicaCount: 1
 joinCall:
   replicaCount: 1
-  image:
-    repository: docker.io/bitnamilegacy/nginx
-    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "1.27.3-debian-12-r5"
 tls:
   issuerRef:
     name: letsencrypt-http01
diff --git a/values/sftd/prod-values.example.yaml b/values/sftd/prod-values.example.yaml
index 1c2374f9e..e93462308 100644
--- a/values/sftd/prod-values.example.yaml
+++ b/values/sftd/prod-values.example.yaml
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ joinCall:
 # this value should be set to 3 when deployed in a full production DMZ manner
 # replicaCount = 1 is to support the simple wiab-staging solution
   replicaCount: 1
-  image:
-    repository: docker.io/bitnamilegacy/nginx
-    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "1.27.3-debian-12-r5"
 
 # Uncomment to enable SFT to SFT communication for federated calls
 # multiSFT: