diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ab2984e17c1..264f7ea337e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.25.1"
+  ".": "2.26.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a9c5124437b..fbccb2ba4d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/compare/v2.25.1...v2.26.0) (2026-08-31)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **mcp-server:** add Streamable HTTP transport ([#8890](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/issues/8890)) ([f1bc56e](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/commit/f1bc56eae398edb261f121c00db3bc20b1b1f6e2))
+* **ObjectPage:** add `fitContent` prop for full-height sections in tab-bar mode ([#8852](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/issues/8852)) ([8f8cac2](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/commit/8f8cac20539fdca687b884f60f6443cdb2d965ad)), closes [#8801](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/issues/8801)
+* update to UI5 Web Components 2.26.0 ([#8909](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/issues/8909)) ([690a9f8](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/commit/690a9f8ae1ee360dc4c85e67f0d9da58ee050271))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **AnalyticalTable:** prevent unnecessary scrollbar when CSS-scaled ([#8891](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/issues/8891)) ([538526b](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/commit/538526bc0d3bf224a5ee46b2ca8aa738d8214c81))
+* **deps:** update dependency @tanstack/react-virtual to v3.14.10 ([#8894](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/issues/8894)) ([2de684c](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/commit/2de684c55f93f579c3de809bbcb75a8908c86ebe))
+* **ObjectPage:** allow re-expanding collapsed header after `IconTabBar` tab switch ([#8837](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/issues/8837)) ([1479a45](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/commit/1479a450a09cfb40e0b848bc9a4d7b75642c0c8e))
+
 ## [2.25.1](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents-react/compare/v2.25.0...v2.25.1) (2026-08-17)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 00fb894f263..8e4784f91c4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ui5-webcomponents-react",
-  "version": "2.25.1",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "workspaces": [
     "packages/*"
   ],
diff --git a/packages/ai/package.json b/packages/ai/package.json
index b16b9adbaff..f323031557f 100644
--- a/packages/ai/package.json
+++ b/packages/ai/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ui5/webcomponents-ai-react",
-  "version": "2.25.1",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "React wrapper for `@ui5/webcomponents-ai` web components.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/base/package.json b/packages/base/package.json
index f6343ecb6de..3bc848d5441 100644
--- a/packages/base/package.json
+++ b/packages/base/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ui5/webcomponents-react-base",
-  "version": "2.25.1",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "Base for ui5-webcomponents-react",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/charts/package.json b/packages/charts/package.json
index 976948f4ec0..032f41efa79 100644
--- a/packages/charts/package.json
+++ b/packages/charts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ui5/webcomponents-react-charts",
-  "version": "2.25.1",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "Charts for ui5-webcomponents-react",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 97fc55a18a2..bc47b6e2443 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "CLI for UI5 Web Components for React",
   "author": "SAP SE (https://www.sap.com)",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "version": "2.25.1",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "type": "module",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/compat/package.json b/packages/compat/package.json
index 715d90c3c98..6e4142eafd1 100644
--- a/packages/compat/package.json
+++ b/packages/compat/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ui5/webcomponents-react-compat",
-  "version": "2.25.1",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "React Wrapper for UI5 Web Components Compat package",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/cypress-commands/package.json b/packages/cypress-commands/package.json
index 7face616f6f..8f81f9229dd 100644
--- a/packages/cypress-commands/package.json
+++ b/packages/cypress-commands/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "Cypress Custom Commands and Queries for UI5 Web Components",
   "author": "SAP SE (https://www.sap.com)",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "version": "2.25.1",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "type": "module",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/main/package.json b/packages/main/package.json
index bd055d450f9..96e649b7f0f 100644
--- a/packages/main/package.json
+++ b/packages/main/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ui5/webcomponents-react",
-  "version": "2.25.1",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "React Wrapper for UI5 Web Components and additional components",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/package.json b/packages/mcp-server/package.json
index ccef10610c1..5b442124fd9 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "MCP server for UI5 Web Components for React - Developer documentation and API assistance",
   "author": "SAP SE (https://www.sap.com)",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "version": "2.25.1",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "type": "module",
   "mcpName": "io.github.UI5/webcomponents-react-mcp-server",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/server.json b/packages/mcp-server/server.json
index 73be5416a52..aed43cf03ce 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/server.json
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/server.json
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
     "source": "github",
     "subfolder": "packages/mcp-server"
   },
-  "version": "2.25.1",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registryType": "npm",
       "identifier": "@ui5/webcomponents-react-mcp",
-      "version": "2.25.1",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"
       },