Update Release Notes. Increment version to 1.26.6.

Translations/Language.ar.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="ar" name="العربية" en-name="Arabic" version="0.2.0" translators="Ahmad Gharbeia, Khaled Hosny, Ali Khojah" />
     <font lang="ar" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="ar" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.be.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="be" name="Беларуская" en-name="Belarusian" version="0.1.0" translators="Aleg Azarousky" />
     <font lang="be" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="be" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.bg.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="bg" name="Български" en-name="Bulgarian" version="0.1.0" translators="Lachezar Gorchev" />
     <font lang="bg" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="bg" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.ca.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="ca" name="Català" en-name="Catalan" version="0.1.0" translators="CESICAT, Centre de Seguretat de la Informació de Catalunya" />
     <font lang="ca" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="ca" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.co.xml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Information about Corsican localization:
 	https://github.com/Patriccollu/Lingua_Corsa-Infurmatica/blob/ceppu/Prughjetti/VeraCrypt/Traduzzione.md
 -->
 <VeraCrypt>
-	<localization prog-version="1.26.5">
+	<localization prog-version="1.26.6">
 		<language langid="co" name="Corsu" en-name="Corsican" version="1.4.2" translators="Patriccollu di Santa Maria è Sichè"/>
 		<font lang="co" class="normal" size="11" face="default"/>
 		<font lang="co" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial"/>

Translations/Language.cs.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="cs" name="Čeština" en-name="Czech" version="1.3.0" translators="Vítek Moser, Lagardere" />
     <font lang="cs" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="cs" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.da.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="da" name="Dansk" en-name="Danish" version="0.1.0" translators="Lasse Bond" />
     <font lang="da" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="da" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.de.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <!-- Sprachen -->
     <language langid="de" name="Deutsch" en-name="German" version="1.1.8" translators="Harry Haller, Alexander Schorg, Simon Frankenberger, David Arndt, H. Sauer, Dulla, Ettore Atalan, Matthias Kolja Miehl, Felix Reichmann" />
     <!-- Schriftarten -->

Translations/Language.el.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="el" name="Ελληνικά" en-name="Greek" version="0.1.0" translators="Βασίλης Κοσμίδης" />
     <font lang="el" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="el" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.es.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="es" name="Español" en-name="Spanish" version="1.0.0" translators="Juan Antonio Auñón Ochando" />
     <font lang="es" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="es" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.et.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="et" name="Eesti" en-name="Estonian" version="0.1.0" translators="Maiko Mõtsar" />
     <font lang="et" class="normal" size="11" face="vaikimisi" />
     <font lang="et" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.eu.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="eu" name="Euskara" en-name="Basque" version="1.0.0" translators="Ander Genua" />
     <font lang="eu" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="eu" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.fa.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="fa" name="فارسي" en-name="Persian" version="0.1.0" translators="Ali Bitazar, Rodabeh Sarmadi" />
     <font lang="fa" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="fa" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.fi.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="fi" name="Suomi" en-name="Finnish" version="0.4.0" translators="Matti Ruhanen, Jertzukka" />
     <font lang="fi" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="fi" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.fr.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="fr" name="Français" en-name="French" version="0.3.0" translators="Stéphane S., Olivier M., Thierry T" />
     <font lang="fr" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="fr" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.he.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
-  <localization prog-version="1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version="1.26.6">
     <language langid="he" name="עברית" en-name="Hebrew" version="0.1.0" translators="thewh1teagle" />
     <font lang="he" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="he" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.hu.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="hu" name="Magyar" en-name="Hungarian" version="1.0.0" translators="Nyul Balazs > Szaki, Zityi's Translator Te@m" />
     <font lang="hu" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="hu" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.id.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="id" name="Bahasa Indonesia" en-name="Indonesian" version="1.0.0" translators="Tajuddin N. F.; Transifex contributors" />
     <font lang="id" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="id" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.it.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="it" name="Italiano" en-name="Italian" version="1.0.1" translators="Maurizio Ballo, Consiglio Gaetano" />
     <font lang="it" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="it" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.ja.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="ja" name="日本語" en-name="Japanese" version="1.1.0" translators="OGOSHI Masayuki, Transifex contributors" />
     <font lang="ja" class="normal" size="12" face="MS UI Gothic" />
     <font lang="ja" class="bold" size="16" face="MS UI Gothic" />

Translations/Language.ka.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="ka" name="ქართული" en-name="Georgian" version="0.1.0" translators="Kakha Lomiashvili" />
     <font lang="ka" class="normal" size="12" face="Arial" />
     <font lang="ka" class="bold" size="12" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.ko.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="ko" name="한국어" en-name="Korean" version="0.2.0" translators="Kieaer, Herbert Shin, BaekMu" />
     <font lang="ko" class="normal" size="11" face="돋움" />
     <font lang="ko" class="bold" size="13" face="맑은 고딕" />

Translations/Language.lv.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="lv" name="Latviešu" en-name="Latvian" version="0.1.0" translators="Edmunds Melkers" />
     <font lang="lv" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="lv" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.my.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="my" name="မြန်မာ" en-name="Burmese" version="2.0.0" translators="Zaw Myo Htet; Transifex contributors" />
     <font lang="my" class="normal" size="11" face="Myanmar3" />
     <font lang="my" class="bold" size="13" face="Myanmar3" />

Translations/Language.nl.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="nl" name="Nederlands" en-name="Dutch" version="0.0.0" translators="Jan van der Wal, Peter Tak, Thomas De Rocker"/>
     <font lang="nl" class="normal" size="11" face="default"/>
     <font lang="nl" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial"/>

Translations/Language.nn.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="nn" name="Norsk Nynorsk" en-name="Norwegian (Nynorsk)" version="0.1.0" translators="Kjell Rune Helland" />
     <font lang="nn" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="nn" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial " />

Translations/Language.pl.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="pl" name="Polski" en-name="Polish" version="1.0.0" translators="Mirek Druchowicz, Janusz Zamecki, Sobiesław Antolak, Begina Felicysym" />
     <font lang="pl" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="pl" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.pt-br.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="pt-br" name="Português-Brasil" en-name="Portuguese (Brazil)" version="0.2.0" translators="Thiago C. L. Mendes, Lecidio S. Alencar , Lucas C. Ferreira, Transifex contributors" />
     <font lang="pt-br" class="normal" size="11" face="padrão" />
     <font lang="pt-br" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.ro.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="ro" name="Română" en-name="Romanian" version="2.0.0" translators="Barna Cosmin Marian" />
     <font lang="ro" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="ro" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.ru.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="ru" name="Русский" en-name="Russian" version="1.26.5-1" translators="Dmitry Yerokhin" />
     <font lang="ru" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="ru" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.sk.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="sk" name="Slovenčina" en-name="Slovak" version="0.1.0" translators="Kamil David" />
     <font lang="sk" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="sk" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.sl.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="sl" name="Slovenščina" en-name="Slovenian" version="0.1.0" translators="Erik David Salam" />
     <font lang="sl" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="sl" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.sv.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="sv" name="Svenska" en-name="Swedish" version="1.0.0" translators="Peter Runesson" />
     <font lang="sv" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="sv" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.th.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="th" name="ภาษาไทย" en-name="Thai" version="0.0.0" translators=""/>
     <font lang="th" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="th" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.tr.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="tr" name="Türkçe" en-name="Turkish" version="1.25.7" translators="FabSec; By Fabriel, Ali İskender Turan, Zeynel Abidin Öztürk, Mehmet Keçeci" />
     <font lang="tr" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="tr" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.uk.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="uk" name="Українська" en-name="Ukrainian" version="1.0.0" translators="Kravchuk Olexandr, Babchuk Volodymyr" />
     <font lang="uk" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="uk" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.uz.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="uz" name="Ўзбекча" en-name="Uzbek (Cyrillic)" version="0.1.0" translators="Abdurauf Azizov, Dmitry Yerokhin" />
     <font lang="uz" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="uz" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.vi.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="vi" name="Tiếng Việt" en-name="Vietnamese" version="0.1.0" translators="Nguyễn Kim Huy" />
     <font lang="vi" class="normal" size="11" face="default" />
     <font lang="vi" class="bold" size="13" face="Arial" />

Translations/Language.zh-cn.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="zh-cn" name="简体中文" en-name="Chinese (Simplified)" version="1.0.1" translators="Barney Li, Zhangjintao, Nkh0472" />
     <font lang="zh-cn" class="normal" size="11" face="Tahoma" />
     <font lang="zh-cn" class="bold" size="14" face="Tahoma" />

Translations/Language.zh-hk.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="zh-hk" name="繁體中文(香港)" en-name="Chinese (Hong Kong)" version="0.1.0" translators="PUN Chi Ho, Yeung Tim Ming" />
     <font lang="zh-hk" class="normal" size="12" face="Microsoft JhengHei UI" />
     <font lang="zh-hk" class="bold" size="13" face="Microsoft JhengHei UI Bold" />

Translations/Language.zh-tw.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <VeraCrypt>
-  <localization prog-version= "1.26.5">
+  <localization prog-version= "1.26.6">
     <language langid="zh-tw" name="繁體中文" en-name="Chinese (Taiwan)" version="0.1.0" translators="Barney Li, Simon Ma, ChangMing Hsu" />
     <font lang="zh-tw" class="normal" size="12" face="MingLiU" />
     <font lang="zh-tw" class="bold" size="15" face="MingLiU" />

doc/html/Release Notes.html

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 <strong>Note to users who created volumes with 1.17 version of VeraCrypt or earlier: </strong><br/>
 <span style="color:#ff0000;">To avoid hinting whether your volumes contain a hidden volume or not, or if you depend on plausible deniability when using hidden volumes/OS, then you must recreate both the outer and hidden volumes including system encryption and hidden OS, discarding existing volumes created prior to 1.18a version of VeraCrypt.</span></li>
 </p>
-<p><strong style="text-align:left">1.26.5</strong> (August 15<sup>th</sup>, 2023):</p>
+<p><strong style="text-align:left">1.26.6</strong> (September 21<sup>st</sup>, 2023):</p>
 <ul>
 <li><strong>All OSes:</strong>
 <ul>
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 </li>
 <li><strong>Windows:</strong>
 <ul>
+<li>Officially, the minimum supported version is now <strong>Windows 10</strong>. VeraCrypt may still run on Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1, but no active tests are done on these platforms.</li>
 <li>EFI Bootloader:
 <ul>
 <li>Fix bug in PasswordTimeout value handling that caused it to be limited to 255 seconds.</li>
@@ -77,8 +78,16 @@
 <li>Addition of Blake2s and removal of RIPEMD160 & GOST89</li>
 </ul>
 </li>
+<li>Enable memory protection by default. Add option under Performance/Driver Configuration to disable it if needed.
+<ul>
+	<li>Memory protection blocks non-admin processes from reading VeraCrypt memory</li>
+	<li>It may block Screen Readers (Accessibility support) from reading VeraCrypt UI, in which case it can be disabled</li>
+	<li>It can be disabled by setting registry value "VeraCryptEnableMemoryProtection" to 0 under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\veracrypt"</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li>Add process mitigation policy to prevent VeraCrypt from being injected by other processes</li>
 <li>Fix Secure Desktop issues under Windows 11 22H2</li>
-<li> Implement support for mounting partially encrypted system partitions.</li>
+<li>Implement support for mounting partially encrypted system partitions.</li>
 <li>Fix false positive detection of new device insertion when Clear Encryption Keys option is enable (System Encryption case only)</li>
 <li>Better implementation of Fast Create when creating file containers that uses UAC to request required privilege if not already held</li>
 <li>Allow choosing Fast Create in Format Wizard UI when creating file containers</li>
@@ -91,9 +100,12 @@
 <li>Display full list of supported cluster sizes for NTFS, ReFS and exFAT filesystems when creating volumes</li>
 <li>Support drag-n-drop of files and keyfiles in Expander.</li>
 <li>Implement translation of Expander UI</li>
+<li>Replace legacy file/dir selection APIs with modern IFileDialog interface for better Windows 11 compatibility</li>
+<li>Enhancements to dependency dlls safe loading, including delay loading.</li>
+<li>remove recommendation of keyfiles files extensions and update documentation to mention risks of third-party file extensions.</li>
 <li>Add support for more language in the setup installer</li>
 <li>Update LZMA library to version 23.01</li>
-<li>Update libzip to version 1.10.0 and zlib to version 1.2.13.</li>
+<li>Update libzip to version 1.10.0 and zlib to version 1.3</li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 <li><strong>Linux:</strong>

src/COMReg/COMReg.rc

@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,6,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,6,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "IDRIX"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "VeraCrypt COMReg"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.6"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "VeraCrypt"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "VeraCrypt COMReg.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "VeraCrypt"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.6"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"

src/Common/Tcdefs.h

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extern unsigned short _rotl16(unsigned short value, unsigned char shift);
 #define TC_APP_NAME						"VeraCrypt"
 
 // Version displayed to user 
-#define VERSION_STRING					"1.26.5"
+#define VERSION_STRING					"1.26.6"
 
 #ifdef VC_EFI_CUSTOM_MODE
 #define VERSION_STRING_SUFFIX			"-CustomEFI"
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ extern unsigned short _rotl16(unsigned short value, unsigned char shift);
 #define VERSION_NUM						0x0126
 
 // Release date
-#define TC_STR_RELEASE_DATE			L"August 15, 2023"
+#define TC_STR_RELEASE_DATE			L"September 21, 2023"
 #define TC_RELEASE_DATE_YEAR			2023
-#define TC_RELEASE_DATE_MONTH			 07
+#define TC_RELEASE_DATE_MONTH			 09
 
 #define BYTES_PER_KB                    1024LL
 #define BYTES_PER_MB                    1048576LL

src/ExpandVolume/ExpandVolume.rc

@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ IDR_MOUNT_RSRC_HEADER   HEADER                  "resource.h"
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,6,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,6,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "IDRIX"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "VeraCrypt Expander"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.6"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "VeraCrypt"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "VeraCryptExpander.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "VeraCrypt"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.6"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"

src/Format/Format.rc

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,6,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,6,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "IDRIX"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "VeraCrypt Format"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.6"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "VeraCrypt"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "VeraCrypt Format.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "VeraCrypt"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.6"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"

src/Mount/Mount.rc

@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,6,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,6,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -577,11 +577,11 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "IDRIX"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "VeraCrypt"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.6"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "VeraCrypt"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "VeraCrypt.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "VeraCrypt"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.6"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"

src/Release/Setup Files/Product64.wxs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	<!-- FullProductVersion's first 3 parts MUST BE incremented at each release in order 
 			for upgrades to work ; Windows Installer ignores the 4th part -->
-	<?define var.FullProductVersion = 1.26.5?>
+	<?define var.FullProductVersion = 1.26.6?>
 	<?define var.ProductName = VeraCrypt $(var.FullProductVersion)?>
 
 	<!-- Unique GUID identifying this family of product (32-bit and 64-bit have the same) -->
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   
 	<!-- Unique GUID identifying this product release (32-bit and 64-bit have different ones) -->
 	<!-- MUST BE regenerated for each new release -->
-	<?define var.ProductGuid = {482C013A-4DFB-4BD9-BFA1-80F61BF302AE}?>
+	<?define var.ProductGuid = {0F57D779-A37D-4BC7-9616-16611D2598CF}?>
 
 	<!-- Unique GUID identifying a particular Windows Installer package -->
 	<!-- When compiling a product, it should not be set in order to allow it to be generated for each build -->

src/Setup/Portable.rc

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,6,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,6,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "IDRIX"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "VeraCrypt Portable"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.6"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "VeraCrypt"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "VeraCrypt Portable.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "VeraCrypt"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.6"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"

src/Setup/Setup.rc

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,6,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,6,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "IDRIX"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "VeraCrypt Setup"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.6"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "VeraCrypt"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "VeraCrypt Setup.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "VeraCrypt"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.6"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"

src/SetupDLL/Setup.rc

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,6,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,5,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,6,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "IDRIX"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "VeraCryptSetup"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.26.6"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "VeraCrypt"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "VeraCryptSetup.dll"
             VALUE "ProductName", "VeraCrypt"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.5"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.26.6"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"

src/Signing/sign.bat

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH=%PATH%;%WSDK81%\bin\x86;C:\Program Files\7-Zip;C:\Program Files (x86)\7-Zip
 
-set VC_VERSION=1.26.5
+set VC_VERSION=1.26.6
-set VC_VERSION_NBRE=1.26.5
+set VC_VERSION_NBRE=1.26.6
 set SIGNINGPATH=%~dp0
 cd %SIGNINGPATH%
 

src/Signing/sign_test.bat

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PATH=%PATH%;%WSDK81%\bin\x86;C:\Program Files\7-Zip;C:\Program Files (x86)\7-Zip
-set VC_VERSION=1.26.4
+set VC_VERSION=1.26.6
-set VC_VERSION_NBRE=1.26.4
+set VC_VERSION_NBRE=1.26.6
 set PFXNAME=TestCertificate\idrix_codeSign.pfx
 set PFXPASSWORD=idrix
 set PFXCA=TestCertificate\idrix_TestRootCA.crt

src/Signing/sign_test_debug.bat

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PATH=%PATH%;%WSDK81%\bin\x86;C:\Program Files\7-Zip;C:\Program Files (x86)\7-Zip
-set VC_VERSION=1.26
+set VC_VERSION=1.26.6
-set VC_VERSION_NBRE=1.26.0
+set VC_VERSION_NBRE=1.26.6
 set PFXNAME=TestCertificate\idrix_codeSign.pfx
 set PFXPASSWORD=idrix
 set PFXCA=TestCertificate\idrix_TestRootCA.crt