diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9a75549ff..7969416de 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,60 @@
+## Changes in 26.03.0 (2026-02-25)
+
+### What's Changed
+
+✨ Features
+* Playback speed button by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5124
+
+🙌 Improvements
+* Update the active Space Filter Button in the Chats header to be Primary instead of Accent by @americanrefugee in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5091
+* Lock the Link New Device flow to portrait and improve Cancel/Try Again handling. by @pixlwave in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5094
+* Unify session verification with Android by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5116
+
+🐛 Bugfixes
+* Make `.invited` the default history visibility of a dm by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5114
+
+🗣 Translations
+* Translations update by @RiotRobot in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5113
+* Translations update by @RiotRobot in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5133
+
+🦻 Accessibility
+* Fix A11y tests by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5104
+
+🧱 Build
+* Remove the Signposter from the integration tests target, fix build. by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5096
+* Fix integration tests room header discovery by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5099
+* Update the Gemfile.lock with Ruby 4.0 by @pixlwave in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5101
+* Fix the `upload_dsyms_to_sentry` lane after plugin update. by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5112
+* Compound - Swift 6.2 and Main actor isolation by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5109
+* Swift Testing for Compound by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5110
+* Fix some iPad  UI test snapshots by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5117
+* Replace the use of Ruby/Fastlane for running UnitTests on CI with new tools written in Swift. by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5105
+* Add an `AGENTS.md` file to the project. by @pixlwave in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5125
+* Bump the calendar version ready for the next release by @RiotRobot in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5138
+* Simplify LinkNewDeviceScreen preview test setup and fix preview and accessibility test reliability by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5142
+
+🚧 In development 🚧
+* Add history sharing badges to room details by @kaylendog in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5043
+
+Others
+* Update dependency fastlane to v2.232.1 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5089
+* Re-write the space flow state machine configuration and cover it more in UI tests. by @pixlwave in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5098
+* Fix UI Tests by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5107
+* Adopt the new tracing configuration that allows maximum size and age limits on all logs. by @stefanceriu in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5108
+* Define the notification sound name in AppSettings. by @pixlwave in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5106
+* Session verification UI tests update by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5120
+* Swift Testing for Unit Tests PART 1 by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5119
+* Improved Defer Fulfillment by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5127
+* Add a `waitForConfirmation` function for testing. by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5130
+* PreviewTests migration to Swift Testing by @Velin92 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5136
+* Finish migration of UnitTests target from XCTestCase to Swift Testing by @Copilot in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5129
+* Update the SDK. by @pixlwave in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5141
+
+### New Contributors
+* @americanrefugee made their first contribution in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5091
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/compare/release/26.02.1...release/26.03.0
+
 ## Changes in 26.02.2 (2026-02-12)
 
 ### What's Changed
diff --git a/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 78ccefe05..35142bb6a 100644
--- a/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -9400,7 +9400,7 @@
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 18.5;
 				KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER = "$(DEVELOPMENT_TEAM).$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)";
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.5;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 26.03.0;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 26.03.1;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				PRODUCTION_APP_NAME = Element;
@@ -9476,7 +9476,7 @@
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 18.5;
 				KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER = "$(DEVELOPMENT_TEAM).$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)";
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.5;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 26.03.0;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 26.03.1;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = INCLUDE_SOURCE;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
diff --git a/project.yml b/project.yml
index 2f1448162..cda442318 100644
--- a/project.yml
+++ b/project.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ settings:
   ENABLE_BITCODE: false
   APP_NAME: ElementX
   KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER: "$(DEVELOPMENT_TEAM).$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)"
-  MARKETING_VERSION: 26.03.0
+  MARKETING_VERSION: 26.03.1
   CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION: 1
   SUPPORTS_MACCATALYST: false