diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
index 495c0fcf..8df17990 100755
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ jobs:
   timeoutInMinutes: 360
 
   steps:
-  - script: |
-         rm -rf /opt/ghc
-         df -h
-    displayName: Manage disk space
-
   # configure qemu binfmt-misc running.  This allows us to run docker containers
   # embedded qemu-static
   - script: |
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
index 6eb9eaf1..5a921c24 100755
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ jobs:
         if EXIST LICENSE.txt (
           copy LICENSE.txt "recipe\\recipe-scripts-license.txt"
         )
-        conda.exe mambabuild "recipe" -m .ci_support\%CONFIG%.yaml --suppress-variables
+        if NOT [%HOST_PLATFORM%] == [%BUILD_PLATFORM%] (
+          set "EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS=%EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS% --no-test"
+        )
+        conda.exe mambabuild "recipe" -m .ci_support\%CONFIG%.yaml --suppress-variables %EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS%
       displayName: Build recipe
       env:
         PYTHONUNBUFFERED: 1
diff --git a/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh b/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh
index bb00584b..3969edf3 100755
--- a/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh
+++ b/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ source run_conda_forge_build_setup
 echo -e "\n\nMaking the build clobber file"
 make_build_number ./ ./recipe ./.ci_support/${CONFIG}.yaml
 
-if [[ "${HOST_PLATFORM}" != "${BUILD_PLATFORM}" ]]; then
-    EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS="${EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS:-} --no-test"
-fi
-
-
 if [[ -f LICENSE.txt ]]; then
   cp LICENSE.txt "recipe/recipe-scripts-license.txt"
 fi
@@ -75,6 +70,11 @@ if [[ "${BUILD_WITH_CONDA_DEBUG:-0}" == 1 ]]; then
     # Drop into an interactive shell
     /bin/bash
 else
+
+    if [[ "${HOST_PLATFORM}" != "${BUILD_PLATFORM}" ]]; then
+        EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS="${EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS:-} --no-test"
+    fi
+
     conda mambabuild ./recipe -m ./.ci_support/${CONFIG}.yaml \
         --suppress-variables ${EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS:-} \
         --clobber-file ./.ci_support/clobber_${CONFIG}.yaml
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index e8879414..7c3fe3fa 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set name = "conda-build" %}
-{% set version = "3.25.0" %}
+{% set version = "3.26.0" %}
 
 package:
   name: {{ name }}
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package:
 
 source:
   url: https://github.com/conda/{{ name }}/archive/refs/tags/{{ version }}.tar.gz
-  sha256: 23df96d2a35096a70bd60b5df19c126ecc3445358b64479f410bbb2196170383
+  sha256: 1658015711ce4ae5c4a1888ee3f5c20e71f87be646c704927a19b4260c6ecfc8
 
 build:
   number: 0