From 5e38cff411f7f6358a46d6e454109dbf46bc4a6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ivan Pepelnjak <ip@ipspace.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 17:13:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Release 26.10

---
 README.md             |  2 +-
 docs/release.md       | 13 +++++++++
 docs/release/26.10.md | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 netsim/__init__.py    |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 docs/release/26.10.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f8ec5d9d0..afe355f2ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Interested? [Read the documentation](https://netlab.tools) (also available on [G
 
 ## Releases
 
-The latest release is [release 26.09](https://github.com/ipspace/netlab/releases/tag/release_26.09). It should be pretty stable, but if you encounter bugs, please report them as [GitHub issues](https://github.com/ipspace/netlab/issues/new/choose) and use [release 26.08](https://github.com/ipspace/netlab/releases/tag/release_26.08).
+The latest release is [release 26.10](https://github.com/ipspace/netlab/releases/tag/release_26.10). It should be pretty stable, but if you encounter bugs, please report them as [GitHub issues](https://github.com/ipspace/netlab/issues/new/choose) and use [release 26.09](https://github.com/ipspace/netlab/releases/tag/release_26.09).
 
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 or [1.8.4-post2](https://github.com/ipspace/netlab/releases/tag/release_1.8.4-post2).
diff --git a/docs/release.md b/docs/release.md
index 1a28feaff2..ec567b85c9 100644
--- a/docs/release.md
+++ b/docs/release.md
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
+**Release 26.10 (2026-10-02)**
+
+The highlights of release 26.10 include:
+
+* SRv6 support on Junos and Nokia SR Linux
+* Global IPv4 BGP routes with SRv6 next hops can be propagated over EBGP on FRRouting and Cisco IOS XR.
+* Static route entries can use lists of prefixes, nodes, or pools.
+* *containerlab* nodes can start in batches or wait for other nodes to start.
+* **netlab install netmiko** installs the Netmiko and Paramiko packages needed for Netmiko-based device configuration.
+
+[More details](release-26.10) and new [device features](release-26.10-device-features)
+
 **Release 26.09 (2026-09-18)**
 
 The highlights of release 26.09 include:
@@ -201,6 +213,7 @@ For older releases, check the [release notes archive](release-archive.md).
    :caption: Individual release notes
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   release/26.10.md
    release/26.09.md
    release/26.08.md
    release/26.07.md
diff --git a/docs/release/26.10.md b/docs/release/26.10.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7362f2acd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release/26.10.md
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Changes in Release 26.10
+
+```eval_rst
+.. contents:: Table of Contents
+   :depth: 2
+   :local:
+```
+
+(release-26.10)=
+## New Functionality
+
+* [Static routes](generic-routing-static) can use lists of IPv4/IPv6 prefixes, generic prefixes, nodes, or address pools. A static-route entry can also include a comment.
+* The [SRv6 module](module-srv6) can advertise SRv6 SIDs over EBGP and use SRv6 next hops for global IPv4 BGP routes over EBGP.
+* Large *containerlab* topologies can [start containers in batches](clab-batches), and the **clab.start_after** node parameter can define explicit startup dependencies.
+* The new **netlab install netmiko** script installs Netmiko and a compatible Paramiko release, making it easier to use [Netmiko-based configuration](platform-config-mode).
+
+**Minor improvements**
+
+* Containerlab readiness checks can wait for the health state of *vrnetlab* containers and can use a provider-wide minimum SSH timeout.
+
+(release-26.10-device-features)=
+## New Device Features
+
+Junos:
+* SRv6 locators, SRv6 over IS-IS, global BGP services, and L3VPN services
+* RFC 8950 IPv4 routes with IPv6 next hops
+
+Nokia SR Linux:
+* SRv6 micro-SIDs, uN SIDs, SRv6 over IS-IS, and global BGP services
+
+FRR and Cisco IOS XR:
+* EBGP propagation of SRv6 SIDs for global IPv4 BGP routes
+
+Cisco ASAv:
+* Non-broadcast OSPFv2 point-to-point links
+
+(release-26.10-device-fixes)=
+## Fixes in Configuration Templates
+
+Cisco IOS XR:
+* Static-route comments can be copied into the generated configuration.
+
+Nokia SR Linux:
+* SR Linux BGP peer groups use per-neighbor policy chains only when necessary.
+* DNS configurations with static host mappings require SR Linux release 26.7 or later.
+
+(bug-fixes-26.10)=
+## Bug Fixes
+
+* **netlab install netmiko** and **netlab install ansible** install Paramiko 4.x to retain Cisco IOSv compatibility (#3924).
+* Netmiko-based deployments display the correct deployment method and report Paramiko key-exchange errors without a traceback (#3920, #3922).
+* Container cleanup checks whether containers are still running before trying to remove them (#3919).
+* External-command failures preserve the original error and diagnostic output (#3916, #3917).
+* Containerlab traffic shaping uses usable, sanitized interface names (#3901, #3903).
+* The SR Linux template does not activate the EVPN address family on BGP peer groups (#3898).
+* The BGP neighbor lookup supports selecting all neighbor types (#3894).
+* Use Python 3.14 with a newer Debian version for devcontainers
+* Update the devcontainer build procedure to put the vscode user in the clab_admins group
+* The VPP container image description label has valid formatting (#3890).
+* Installation procedures can include Python hooks before and after their shell scripts.
+
+(doc-fixes-26.10)=
+## Documentation Fixes
+
+* Updated the installation documentation, including WSL guidance and a containerlab-first workflow.
+* Documented enabling external tools through environment variables.
+* Updated the SRv6 documentation and corrected the vJunos-router device name (#3891, #3905).
diff --git a/netsim/__init__.py b/netsim/__init__.py
index f4e1d16ce4..ad201e2d4c 100755
--- a/netsim/__init__.py
+++ b/netsim/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import sys
 
-__version__ = "26.09"
+__version__ = "26.10"
 
 abort = False