diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index af16843..4cdb2e6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+calamares-settings-ubuntu (1:26.04.6) resolute; urgency=medium
+
+  * Don't crash the installer if the software database update fails (LP:
+    #2143847)
+
+ -- Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:22:04 -0400
+
 calamares-settings-ubuntu (1:26.04.5) resolute; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix an install crash caused by a missing `umount` command in
diff --git a/kubuntu/modules/packages.conf b/kubuntu/modules/packages.conf
index 8fb78a3..ce38fc7 100644
--- a/kubuntu/modules/packages.conf
+++ b/kubuntu/modules/packages.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 update_db: true
+ignore_update_db_error: true
 backend: apt
 operations:
   - remove:
diff --git a/kubuntu/oem/modules/packages.conf b/kubuntu/oem/modules/packages.conf
index 2d7328a..1dc92d4 100644
--- a/kubuntu/oem/modules/packages.conf
+++ b/kubuntu/oem/modules/packages.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 update_db: true
+ignore_update_db_error: true
 backend: apt
 operations:
   - remove:
diff --git a/lubuntu/modules/packages.conf b/lubuntu/modules/packages.conf
index e2487ed..d705a44 100644
--- a/lubuntu/modules/packages.conf
+++ b/lubuntu/modules/packages.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 update_db: true
+ignore_update_db_error: true
 backend: apt
 # No remove operations are needed any longer; the squashfs containing
 # live-only packages is never unpacked onto the installed system.
diff --git a/lubuntu/oem/modules/packages.conf b/lubuntu/oem/modules/packages.conf
index 2d7328a..1dc92d4 100644
--- a/lubuntu/oem/modules/packages.conf
+++ b/lubuntu/oem/modules/packages.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 update_db: true
+ignore_update_db_error: true
 backend: apt
 operations:
   - remove:
diff --git a/ubuntuunity/modules/packages.conf b/ubuntuunity/modules/packages.conf
index ed3b78c..a8070a4 100644
--- a/ubuntuunity/modules/packages.conf
+++ b/ubuntuunity/modules/packages.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 update_db: true
+ignore_update_db_error: true
 backend: apt
 operations:
   - remove:
diff --git a/ubuntuunity/oem/modules/packages.conf b/ubuntuunity/oem/modules/packages.conf
index 2d7328a..1dc92d4 100644
--- a/ubuntuunity/oem/modules/packages.conf
+++ b/ubuntuunity/oem/modules/packages.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 update_db: true
+ignore_update_db_error: true
 backend: apt
 operations:
   - remove: