diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d133736e..0092ca5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- State selection behavior for DEU, matching the main branch.
+
 ## [4.26.13] - 2025-10-15
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/react/country/DEU.js b/react/country/DEU.js
index 477965d6..24049696 100644
--- a/react/country/DEU.js
+++ b/react/country/DEU.js
@@ -71,23 +71,23 @@ export default {
       label: 'province',
       required: true,
       optionsCaption: '',
-      options: [
-        'Baden-Württemberg',
-        'Bayern',
-        'Berlin', 
-        'Brandenburg', 
-        'Bremen', 
-        'Hamburg', 
-        'Hessen', 
-        'Mecklenburg-Vorpommern', 
-        'Niedersachsen', 
-        'Nordrhein-Westfalen', 
-        'Rheinland-Pfalz', 
-        'Saarland', 
-        'Sachsen', 
-        'Sachsen-Anhalt', 
-        'Schleswig-Holstein',
-        'Thüringen'
+      optionsPairs: [
+        { label: 'Baden-Württemberg', value: 'BW' },
+        { label: 'Bayern', value: 'BY' },
+        { label: 'Berlin', value: 'BE' },
+        { label: 'Brandenburg', value: 'BB' },
+        { label: 'Bremen', value: 'HB' },
+        { label: 'Hamburg', value: 'HH' },
+        { label: 'Hessen', value: 'HE' },
+        { label: 'Mecklenburg-Vorpommern', value: 'MV' },
+        { label: 'Niedersachsen', value: 'NI' },
+        { label: 'Nordrhein-Westfalen', value: 'NW' },
+        { label: 'Rheinland-Pfalz', value: 'RP' },
+        { label: 'Saarland', value: 'SL' },
+        { label: 'Sachsen', value: 'SN' },
+        { label: 'Sachsen-Anhalt', value: 'ST' },
+        { label: 'Schleswig-Holstein', value: 'SH' },
+        { label: 'Thüringen', value: 'TH' },
       ],
       size: 'large',
     },