diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f93f5dc6e1142..a0652c4d14f334 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 Select a Node.js version below to view the changelog history:
 
+* [Node.js 26](doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V26.md) **Current**
 * [Node.js 25](doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V25.md) **Current**
 * [Node.js 24](doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V24.md) **Long Term Support**
 * [Node.js 23](doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V23.md) End-of-Life
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ release.
 
 <table>
 <tr>
+  <th title="Current"><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V26.md">26</a> (Current)</th>
   <th title="Current"><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V25.md">25</a> (Current)</th>
   <th title="LTS Until 2028-04"><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V24.md">24</a> (LTS)</th>
   <th title="LTS Until 2027-04"><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V22.md">22</a> (LTS)</th>
@@ -41,6 +43,9 @@ release.
 </tr>
 <tr>
   <td valign="top">
+<b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V26.md#26.0.0">26.0.0</a></b><br/>
+  </td>
+  <td valign="top">
 <b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V25.md#25.8.2">25.8.2</a></b><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V25.md#25.8.1">25.8.1</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V25.md#25.8.0">25.8.0</a><br/>
diff --git a/doc/abi_version_registry.json b/doc/abi_version_registry.json
index 0165f62591e6eb..fa023b58df3cd4 100644
--- a/doc/abi_version_registry.json
+++ b/doc/abi_version_registry.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "NODE_MODULE_VERSION": [
     { "modules": 146,"runtime": "electron", "variant": "electron",             "versions": "42" },
     { "modules": 145,"runtime": "electron", "variant": "electron",             "versions": "41" },
-    { "modules": 144,"runtime": "node",     "variant": "v8_14.3",              "versions": "26.0.0-pre" },
+    { "modules": 144,"runtime": "node",     "variant": "v8_14.3",              "versions": "26.0.0" },
     { "modules": 143,"runtime": "electron", "variant": "electron",             "versions": "40" },
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     { "modules": 141,"runtime": "node",     "variant": "v8_14.1",              "versions": "25.0.0" },
diff --git a/doc/api/assert.md b/doc/api/assert.md
index 1b4e6352449262..0ca4d54ea5100e 100644
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+++ b/doc/api/assert.md
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ destructuring and call methods directly on the instance.
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diff --git a/doc/api/async_context.md b/doc/api/async_context.md
index df6a6466fda98e..950e7c6273453c 100644
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index 9ef967373c63dc..90e7a849bf42ef 100644
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@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ Enable experimental support for storage inspection
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diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index fb80671b8bd8a6..f0faa343da127b 100644
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diff --git a/doc/api/deprecations.md b/doc/api/deprecations.md
index 0bfe9a3fa3a463..4dfa2e611e2c2a 100644
--- a/doc/api/deprecations.md
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@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ run().catch(console.error);
 ### `array(source[, options])`
 
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 * `source` {AsyncIterable\<Uint8Array\[]>|Iterable\<Uint8Array\[]>}
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ Collect all chunks as an array of `Uint8Array` values (without concatenating).
 ### `arrayBuffer(source[, options])`
 
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 -->
 
 * `source` {AsyncIterable\<Uint8Array\[]>|Iterable\<Uint8Array\[]>}
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ Collect all bytes into an `ArrayBuffer`.
 ### `arrayBufferSync(source[, options])`
 
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 -->
 
 * `source` {Iterable\<Uint8Array\[]>}
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ Synchronous version of [`arrayBuffer()`][].
 ### `arraySync(source[, options])`
 
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 -->
 
 * `source` {Iterable\<Uint8Array\[]>}
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ Synchronous version of [`array()`][].
 ### `bytes(source[, options])`
 
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 -->
 
 * `source` {AsyncIterable\<Uint8Array\[]>|Iterable\<Uint8Array\[]>}
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ run().catch(console.error);
 ### `bytesSync(source[, options])`
 
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 -->
 
 * `source` {Iterable\<Uint8Array\[]>}
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ Synchronous version of [`bytes()`][].
 ### `text(source[, options])`
 
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 -->
 
 * `source` {AsyncIterable\<Uint8Array\[]>|Iterable\<Uint8Array\[]>}
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ run().catch(console.error);
 ### `textSync(source[, options])`
 
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@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ Synchronous version of [`text()`][].
 ### `ondrain(drainable)`
 
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@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ run().catch(console.error);
 ### `merge(...sources[, options])`
 
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@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ run().catch(console.error);
 ### `tap(callback)`
 
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 * `callback` {Function} `(chunks) => void` Called with each batch.
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ chunks by the tapping callback; but return values are ignored.
 ### `tapSync(callback)`
 
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@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ Synchronous version of [`tap()`][].
 ### `broadcast([options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
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 -->
 
 * `options` {Object}
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ Alias for `broadcast.cancel()`.
 ### `Broadcast.from(input[, options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
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 -->
 
 * `input` {AsyncIterable|Iterable|Broadcastable}
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ automatically and pushed to all subscribers.
 ### `share(source[, options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
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+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * `source` {AsyncIterable} The source to share.
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ Alias for `share.cancel()`.
 ### `Share.from(input[, options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
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 -->
 
 * `input` {AsyncIterable|Shareable}
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ Create a {Share} from an existing source.
 ### `shareSync(source[, options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
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 -->
 
 * `source` {Iterable} The sync source to share.
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ Synchronous version of [`share()`][].
 ### `SyncShare.fromSync(input[, options])`
 
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 -->
 
 * `input` {Iterable|SyncShareable}
diff --git a/doc/api/typescript.md b/doc/api/typescript.md
index 19ddc75c105bb5..f2d9fc696ab44a 100644
--- a/doc/api/typescript.md
+++ b/doc/api/typescript.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <!-- YAML
 changes:
-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v26.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61803
     description: Removed `--experimental-transform-types` flag.
   - version:
diff --git a/doc/api/webcrypto.md b/doc/api/webcrypto.md
index 82eda8b796b2b1..983b1e5b2083d2 100644
--- a/doc/api/webcrypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/webcrypto.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <!-- YAML
 changes:
-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v26.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/62183
     description: TurboSHAKE and KangarooTwelve algorithms
       are now supported.
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ The algorithms currently supported include:
 <!-- YAML
 added: v15.0.0
 changes:
-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v26.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/62183
     description: TurboSHAKE and KangarooTwelve algorithms
       are now supported.
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ The {CryptoKey} (secret key) generating algorithms supported include:
 <!-- YAML
 added: v15.0.0
 changes:
-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v26.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/62218
     description: Importing ML-DSA and ML-KEM PKCS#8 keys
       without a seed is no longer supported.
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ the message.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v24.7.0
 changes:
-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v26.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61875
     description: Renamed `cShakeParams.length` to `cShakeParams.outputLength`.
 -->
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ added: v24.7.0
 #### `cShakeParams.outputLength`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {number} represents the requested output length in bits.
@@ -2339,13 +2339,13 @@ added: v15.0.0
 ### Class: `KangarooTwelveParams`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 #### `kangarooTwelveParams.customization`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {ArrayBuffer|TypedArray|DataView|Buffer|undefined}
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ The optional customization string for KangarooTwelve.
 #### `kangarooTwelveParams.name`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {string} Must be `'KT128'`[^modern-algos] or `'KT256'`[^modern-algos]
@@ -2363,7 +2363,7 @@ added: REPLACEME
 #### `kangarooTwelveParams.outputLength`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {number} represents the requested output length in bits.
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ added: v24.8.0
 <!-- YAML
 added: v24.8.0
 changes:
-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v26.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61875
     description: Renamed `kmacParams.length` to `kmacParams.outputLength`.
 -->
@@ -2464,7 +2464,7 @@ added: v24.8.0
 #### `kmacParams.outputLength`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {number}
@@ -2741,13 +2741,13 @@ The length (in bytes) of the random salt to use.
 ### Class: `TurboShakeParams`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 #### `turboShakeParams.domainSeparation`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {number|undefined}
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@ The optional domain separation byte (0x01-0x7f). Defaults to `0x1f`.
 #### `turboShakeParams.name`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {string} Must be `'TurboSHAKE128'`[^modern-algos] or `'TurboSHAKE256'`[^modern-algos]
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@ added: REPLACEME
 #### `turboShakeParams.outputLength`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {number} represents the requested output length in bits.
diff --git a/doc/api/zlib_iter.md b/doc/api/zlib_iter.md
index 73bdf4f7561c24..ae9ad3bb59faea 100644
--- a/doc/api/zlib_iter.md
+++ b/doc/api/zlib_iter.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Iterable Compression
 
-<!--introduced_in=REPLACEME-->
+<!--introduced_in=v26.0.0-->
 
 > Stability: 1 - Experimental
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ console.log(original); // 'hello'
 ## `compressBrotliSync([options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * `options` {Object}
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Create a Brotli compression transform. Output is compatible with
 ## `compressDeflateSync([options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * `options` {Object}
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Create a deflate compression transform. Output is compatible with
 ## `compressGzipSync([options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * `options` {Object}
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ and `decompressGzip()`/`decompressGzipSync()`.
 ## `compressZstdSync([options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * `options` {Object}
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Create a Zstandard compression transform. Output is compatible with
 ## `decompressBrotliSync([options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * `options` {Object}
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Create a Brotli decompression transform.
 ## `decompressDeflateSync([options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * `options` {Object}
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Create a deflate decompression transform.
 ## `decompressGzipSync([options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * `options` {Object}
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Create a gzip decompression transform.
 ## `decompressZstdSync([options])`
 
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v26.0.0
 -->
 
 * `options` {Object}
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_ARCHIVE.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_ARCHIVE.md
index e525d97bc87464..38be98ddb1e528 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_ARCHIVE.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_ARCHIVE.md
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_IOJS.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_IOJS.md
index 3217c3b165cc28..db0af594f60f0f 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_IOJS.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_IOJS.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V010.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V010.md
index 6e9c4654c4780d..bc243ad748c95a 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V010.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V010.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V012.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V012.md
index 4c9af8c79cc1a7..4c8abcccf4a8b1 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V012.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V012.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V10.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V10.md
index 66cc03efeaf67d..8739adb6905a46 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V10.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V10.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V11.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V11.md
index 4106ddb17fc0ed..a3d53f6c99b671 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V11.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V11.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V12.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V12.md
index 2a6ee6ce7cf76d..921c77aedd498f 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V12.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V12.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V13.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V13.md
index ffe99466d5174c..58b27accd24e83 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V13.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V13.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V14.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V14.md
index 7294530721a051..356fe7ec2acbd6 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V14.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V14.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V15.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V15.md
index 7e1606efa03ddd..27275533bf6fde 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V15.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V15.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md
index 667ee30099ac0c..3bcb3f2d1b430b 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V17.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V17.md
index 04d5da4f1e187c..4e6e435ea6c3a2 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V17.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V17.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V18.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V18.md
index b680c46f348f69..8233cba99ee705 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V18.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V18.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V19.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V19.md
index 5080e08e94c4ed..d536d8827e7dc7 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V19.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V19.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V20.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V20.md
index a091c0a06d5c89..a5a43972a0bed4 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V20.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V20.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V21.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V21.md
index 1bb7c810fc5327..a4fcd49b4f3f45 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V21.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V21.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V22.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V22.md
index 31d0fd9dcecf1a..8942a59f041948 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V22.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V22.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V23.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V23.md
index 15f05b00a2b09e..a13d9a8011718d 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V23.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V23.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [22.x](CHANGELOG_V22.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V24.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V24.md
index 3d20e759b4d8a4..d6aa72d5c482b7 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V24.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V24.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
   * [22.x](CHANGELOG_V22.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V25.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V25.md
index fbd24d6c72f2f8..1c18717a112de1 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V25.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V25.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
   * [22.x](CHANGELOG_V22.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V26.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V26.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..50e13392653458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V26.md
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# Node.js 26 ChangeLog
+
+<!--lint disable maximum-line-length no-literal-urls prohibited-strings-->
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+<th>Current</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>
+<a href="#26.0.0">26.0.0</a><br/>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+* Other Versions
+  * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
+  * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
+  * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
+  * [22.x](CHANGELOG_V22.md)
+  * [21.x](CHANGELOG_V21.md)
+  * [20.x](CHANGELOG_V20.md)
+  * [19.x](CHANGELOG_V19.md)
+  * [18.x](CHANGELOG_V18.md)
+  * [17.x](CHANGELOG_V17.md)
+  * [16.x](CHANGELOG_V16.md)
+  * [15.x](CHANGELOG_V15.md)
+  * [14.x](CHANGELOG_V14.md)
+  * [13.x](CHANGELOG_V13.md)
+  * [12.x](CHANGELOG_V12.md)
+  * [11.x](CHANGELOG_V11.md)
+  * [10.x](CHANGELOG_V10.md)
+  * [9.x](CHANGELOG_V9.md)
+  * [8.x](CHANGELOG_V8.md)
+  * [7.x](CHANGELOG_V7.md)
+  * [6.x](CHANGELOG_V6.md)
+  * [5.x](CHANGELOG_V5.md)
+  * [4.x](CHANGELOG_V4.md)
+  * [0.12.x](CHANGELOG_V012.md)
+  * [0.10.x](CHANGELOG_V010.md)
+  * [io.js](CHANGELOG_IOJS.md)
+  * [Archive](CHANGELOG_ARCHIVE.md)
+
+<a id="26.0.0"></a>
+
+## 2025-04-21, Version 26.0.0 (Current), @RafaelGSS
+
+TBD
+
+### Notable Changes
+
+TBD
+
+### Deprecations and Removals
+
+TBD
+
+### Semver-Major Commits
+
+* \[[`d3f79aa65d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d3f79aa65d)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **assert**: allow printf-style messages as assertion error (Ruben Bridgewater) [#58849](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/58849)
+* \[[`0998c37eb6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0998c37eb6)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **build**: target Power 9 for AIX/IBM i (Richard Lau) [#62296](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/62296)
+* \[[`d73c49e849`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d73c49e849)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **build**: drop support for Python 3.9 (Mike McCready) [#61177](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61177)
+* \[[`3c92ee1008`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3c92ee1008)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **build**: enable maglev for Linux on s390x (Richard Lau) [#60863](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60863)
+* \[[`908c468828`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/908c468828)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **build**: reset embedder string to "-node.0" (Michaël Zasso) [#60488](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60488)
+* \[[`6380fbb5ee`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6380fbb5ee)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **build**: reset embedder string to "-node.0" (Michaël Zasso) [#60111](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60111)
+* \[[`adac077484`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/adac077484)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **crypto**: runtime-deprecate DEP0203 and DEP0204 (Filip Skokan) [#62453](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/62453)
+* \[[`74509b166a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/74509b166a)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **crypto**: decorate async crypto job errors with OpenSSL error details (Filip Skokan) [#62348](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/62348)
+* \[[`da5843b91d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/da5843b91d)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **crypto**: default ML-KEM and ML-DSA pkcs8 export to seed-only format (Filip Skokan) [#62178](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/62178)
+* \[[`dff46c07c3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/dff46c07c3)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **crypto**: move DEP0182 to End-of-Life (Tobias Nießen) [#61084](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61084)
+* \[[`94cd600542`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/94cd600542)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **crypto**: fix DOMException name for non-extractable key error (Filip Skokan) [#60830](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60830)
+* \[[`bf5c6a8bd4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/bf5c6a8bd4)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: backport 151d0a44a1b2 (Abdirahim Musse) [#60488](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60488)
+* \[[`b59af772dc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b59af772dc)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: cherry-pick 47800791b35c (Jakob Kummerow) [#60488](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60488)
+* \[[`5e41e5228a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5e41e5228a)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: patch V8 for illumos (Dan McDonald) [#59805](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/59805)
+* \[[`2243e58e43`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2243e58e43)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: use std::map in MSVC STL for EphemeronRememberedSet (Joyee Cheung) [#58070](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/58070)
+* \[[`4157964c42`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4157964c42)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: remove problematic comment from v8-internal (Michaël Zasso) [#58070](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/58070)
+* \[[`7c8483a4e9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7c8483a4e9)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: patch V8 to avoid duplicated zlib symbol (Michaël Zasso) [#54077](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/54077)
+* \[[`53379f3706`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/53379f3706)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: update V8 to 14.3.127.12 (Michaël Zasso) [#60488](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60488)
+* \[[`f9a83ffcd9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f9a83ffcd9)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: backport fe81545e6d14 (Caio Lima) [#60429](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60429)
+* \[[`f819aec288`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f819aec288)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: cherry-pick ff34ae20c8e3 (Chengzhong Wu) [#60111](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60111)
+* \[[`1acd8df36f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1acd8df36f)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: V8: backport fed47445bbdd (Abdirahim Musse) [#60111](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60111)
+* \[[`46f72577a4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/46f72577a4)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: patch V8 for illumos (Dan McDonald) [#59805](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/59805)
+* \[[`39eb88eaa8`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/39eb88eaa8)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: use std::map in MSVC STL for EphemeronRememberedSet (Joyee Cheung) [#58070](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/58070)
+* \[[`ea3d14eadb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ea3d14eadb)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: remove problematic comment from v8-internal (Michaël Zasso) [#58070](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/58070)
+* \[[`7bc0f245b4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7bc0f245b4)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: patch V8 to avoid duplicated zlib symbol (Michaël Zasso) [#54077](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/54077)
+* \[[`c2843b722c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c2843b722c)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **deps**: update V8 to 14.2.231.9 (Michaël Zasso) [#60111](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60111)
+* \[[`b4ea323833`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b4ea323833)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **diagnostics\_channel**: ensure tracePromise consistency with non-Promises (René) [#61766](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61766)
+* \[[`ef0f0b0865`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ef0f0b0865)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **doc**: update supported Windows SDK version to 11 (Mike McCready) [#61973](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61973)
+* \[[`a00d95c73d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a00d95c73d)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **doc**: drop p8 and z13 support (Milad Fa) [#61005](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61005)
+* \[[`93c25815ee`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/93c25815ee)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **http**: move writeHeader to end-of-life (Sebastian Beltran) [#60635](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60635)
+* \[[`4346c0f7a7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4346c0f7a7)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **http**: fix handling of HTTP upgrades with bodies (Tim Perry) [#60016](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60016)
+* \[[`fa70327610`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/fa70327610)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **lib**: return undefined for localStorage without file (Matteo Collina) [#61333](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61333)
+* \[[`b328bf74bd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b328bf74bd)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **lib,src**: implement QuotaExceededError as DOMException-derived interface (Filip Skokan) [#62293](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/62293)
+* \[[`89f4b6cddb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/89f4b6cddb)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **module**: remove --experimental-transform-types (Marco Ippolito) [#61803](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61803)
+* \[[`8480f87375`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/8480f87375)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **src**: remove deprecated and unused isolate fields (Michaël Zasso) [#60488](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60488)
+* \[[`70b6bd8e19`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/70b6bd8e19)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **src**: update NODE\_MODULE\_VERSION to 144 (Michaël Zasso) [#60488](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60488)
+* \[[`7d2bc5249b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7d2bc5249b)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **src**: include `node_api_types.h` instead of `node_api.h` in `node.h` (Anna Henningsen) [#60496](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60496)
+* \[[`91ab1101bc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/91ab1101bc)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **src**: update NODE\_MODULE\_VERSION to 142 (Michaël Zasso) [#60111](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60111)
+* \[[`ac6375417a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ac6375417a)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **stream**: promote DEP0201 to runtime deprecation (René) [#62173](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/62173)
+* \[[`c755b0113c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c755b0113c)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **stream**: move \_stream\_\* to end-of-life (Sebastian Beltran) [#60657](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60657)
+* \[[`fadb214d95`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/fadb214d95)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **stream**: readable read one buffer at a time (Robert Nagy) [#60441](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60441)
+* \[[`4fe325d93d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4fe325d93d)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **stream**: preserve AsyncLocalStorage on finished only when needed (avcribl) [#59873](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/59873)
+* \[[`092a448ad0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/092a448ad0)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **test**: fix test-linux-perf-logger for V8 14.3 (Michaël Zasso) [#60488](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60488)
+* \[[`dc97b507d0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/dc97b507d0)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **util**: mark proxied objects as such when inspecting them (Ruben Bridgewater) [#61029](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61029)
+* \[[`ddbe1365ff`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ddbe1365ff)] - **(SEMVER-MAJOR)** **util**: reduce TextEncoder.encodeInto function size (Yagiz Nizipli) [#60339](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60339)
+
+### Semver-Minor Commits
+
+TBD
+
+### Semver-Patch Commits
+
+TBD
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V4.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V4.md
index 352466099270ce..faa5d758fd41c0 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V4.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V4.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V5.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V5.md
index 13246aea265a5b..73cce56ce41109 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V5.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V5.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V6.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V6.md
index 155654b659f68c..7c2ee2052232ed 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V6.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V6.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V7.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V7.md
index fe5768c3d4b0ac..0612e8632845b1 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V7.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V7.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V8.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V8.md
index b7d8d5ac68675a..314919baa0f7dc 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V8.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V8.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md
index 30f69f96ccc687..521e0c59b330ab 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 </table>
 
 * Other Versions
+  * [26.x](CHANGELOG_V26.md)
   * [25.x](CHANGELOG_V25.md)
   * [24.x](CHANGELOG_V24.md)
   * [23.x](CHANGELOG_V23.md)
diff --git a/src/node_version.h b/src/node_version.h
index a60abe0017e0d5..85d21f817de5c4 100644
--- a/src/node_version.h
+++ b/src/node_version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define NODE_VERSION_IS_LTS 0
 #define NODE_VERSION_LTS_CODENAME ""
 
-#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0
+#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1
 
 #ifndef NODE_STRINGIFY
 #define NODE_STRINGIFY(n) NODE_STRINGIFY_HELPER(n)