chore(release): bump version to v2.6.0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ Entries below v2.5.0 were reconstructed from the release notes and the commit
 history, so they summarise each release rather than list every change. The
 `Full Changelog` link on each version gives the complete commit range.
 
-## [Unreleased]
-
-Merged since v2.5.0, not yet released.
+## [v2.6.0] — 2026-10-26
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -219,7 +217,7 @@ The V2 release: the HTTP interface, and alignment with Meso-NH V4.7.2.
 Tagged before the sources were moved into `src/`, so that this point in the
 repository stays easy to return to.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/forefireAPI/forefire/compare/v2.5.0...dev
+[v2.6.0]: https://github.com/forefireAPI/forefire/releases/tag/v2.6.0
 [v2.5.0]: https://github.com/forefireAPI/forefire/releases/tag/v2.5.0
 [v2.4.2]: https://github.com/forefireAPI/forefire/releases/tag/v2.4.2
 [v2.1.122]: https://github.com/forefireAPI/forefire/releases/tag/v2.1.122

README.md

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 - 📚 **Full Documentation:** [forefire.readthedocs.io](https://forefire.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
 - 🚀 **Live Demo:** [forefire.univ-corse.fr/sim](http://forefire.univ-corse.fr/sim)
 - 🌍 **Website:** [forefire.univ-corse.fr](https://forefire.univ-corse.fr/)
-- 📝 **Changelog:** [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) — what each release changed
-- 🧪 **Testing:** [TESTING.md](TESTING.md) — how to run each test suite
+- 📝 **Changelog:** [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)
+- 🧪 **Testing:** [TESTING.md](TESTING.md)
 
 ## Features
 

src/include/Version.h

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #pragma once
-const char* ff_version = "v2.5.0";
+const char* ff_version = "v2.6.0";