# NixOS: what changed from 25 to 26

- Product: NixOS (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/nixos)
- Vendor: NixOS Foundation
- Range: changelog entries numbered after 25.11 up to and including 26.05, stable releases only
- Entries below: 1 release (newest first)
- Resolved: 25 is 25.11 and 26 is 26.05, the newest stable release of each major we track
- Carrying security changes: 0 · CVEs mentioned: 0 · Mentioning breaking changes: 0 · Removing or deprecating something: 0
- Page: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/nixos/compare/25...26

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## What changed (0 changes, grouped by kind)

_No categorized changes yet; the release notes below are all there is._

_One release carries no categorized changes yet: 26.05._

## Release notes

### 26.05 — NixOS 26.05 released

- Date: 2026-05-30
- Version: 26.05
- Original notes: https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2026/nixos-2605/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/nixos/releases/26.05

Hey everyone, we are yayayayaka and jopejoe1 , the release managers of the newest release of NixOS. We are very proud to announce the public availability of NixOS 26.05 "Yarara". NixOS is a Linux dist…