diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e73ea2fd..b628395b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@
 
 ##### Enhancements
 
+* None.  
+
+##### Bug Fixes
+
+* None.  
+
+
+## 1.26.0 (2024-10-27)
+
+##### Enhancements
+
 * Add support for file system synchronized groups introduced in Xcode 16.  
   [Brett-Best](https://github.com/Brett-Best), [gui17aume](https://github.com/gui17aume)
   [#985](https://github.com/CocoaPods/Xcodeproj/pull/985)
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d4e45221..0f616611 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    xcodeproj (1.25.1)
+    xcodeproj (1.26.0)
       CFPropertyList (>= 2.3.3, < 4.0)
       atomos (~> 0.1.3)
       claide (>= 1.0.2, < 2.0)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ GEM
       ffi (>= 0.5.0)
     rb-kqueue (0.2.4)
       ffi (>= 0.5.0)
-    rexml (3.3.8)
+    rexml (3.3.9)
     rubocop (0.47.1)
       parser (>= 2.3.3.1, < 3.0)
       powerpack (~> 0.1)
diff --git a/lib/xcodeproj/gem_version.rb b/lib/xcodeproj/gem_version.rb
index 81c87bf2..105fd673 100644
--- a/lib/xcodeproj/gem_version.rb
+++ b/lib/xcodeproj/gem_version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Xcodeproj
   # The version of the xcodeproj gem.
   #
-  VERSION = '1.25.1'.freeze unless defined? Xcodeproj::VERSION
+  VERSION = '1.26.0'.freeze unless defined? Xcodeproj::VERSION
 end