v1.26.0

What's Changed

• chore: sync version 1.25.1 to staging by @rapiercraft-forgedock[bot] in #4144
• feat(lean): frozen builder contract and conformance review gate by @rapiercraft-forgedock[bot] in #4150
• Release: core work-on conformance gate (#4150) by @rapiercraft-forgedock[bot] in #4151

Full Changelog: v1.25.1...v1.26.0