diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3b1fa96..21b6f49 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+calamares-settings-ubuntu (1:26.04.8) resolute; urgency=medium
+
+  * Remove dependency on dracut-core to unbreak encrypted installations on
+    flavors that still use initramfs-tools.
+
+ -- Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:45:08 -0400
+
 calamares-settings-ubuntu (1:26.04.7) resolute; urgency=medium
 
   * Add Calamares to the installed system when installing Lubuntu in OEM mode
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4e4e990..72eaa67 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ Architecture: any
 Depends: calamares (>= 3.3.13-0ubuntu4),
          calamares-settings-ubuntu-common-data (= ${binary:Version}),
          cryptsetup,
-         dracut-core,
          kdialog,
          keyutils,
          libglib2.0-bin,