microsoft · walbourn · Mar 31, 2026 · Mar 31, 2026
diff --git a/.nuget/directxtk_desktop_win10.nuspec b/.nuget/directxtk_desktop_win10.nuspec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SpriteBatch - simple &amp; efficient 2D sprite rendering
 SpriteFont - bitmap based text rendering
 VertexTypes - structures for commonly used vertex data formats
 WICTextureLoader - WIC-based image file texture loader</description>
-        <releaseNotes>Matches the October 27, 2025 release on GitHub.
+        <releaseNotes>Matches the March 31, 2026 release on GitHub.
 
 DirectX Tool Kit for Audio in this package uses XAudio 2.9 which requires Windows 10 or later.</releaseNotes>
         <projectUrl>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=248929</projectUrl>

diff --git a/.nuget/directxtk_uwp.nuspec b/.nuget/directxtk_uwp.nuspec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SpriteBatch - simple &amp; efficient 2D sprite rendering
 SpriteFont - bitmap based text rendering
 VertexTypes - structures for commonly used vertex data formats
 WICTextureLoader - WIC-based image file texture loader</description>
-        <releaseNotes>Matches the October 27, 2025 release on GitHub.</releaseNotes>
+        <releaseNotes>Matches the March 31, 2026 release on GitHub.</releaseNotes>
         <projectUrl>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=248929</projectUrl>
         <repository type="git" url="https://github.com/microsoft/DirectXTK.git" />
         <icon>images\icon.jpg</icon>

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ Release available for download on [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/DirectXT
 
 ## Release History
 
+### March 31, 2026
+* Added SpriteFont **SetPixelAlignment** method for opt-in pixel snapping support
+* VS 2026 support
+* Retire VS 2019 projects
+* CMake project updates
+* MakeSpriteFont, xbwtool: updated to support feedback
+
 ### October 27, 2025
 * GamePad, Keyboard, and Mouse _GameInput_ implementation now supports v0 - v3 of the API
 * Code review, particularly for invalid args validation

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if(POLICY CMP0162)
    cmake_policy(SET CMP0162 NEW)
 endif()
 
-set(DIRECTXTK_VERSION 1.9.2)
+set(DIRECTXTK_VERSION 1.9.3)
 
 if(XBOX_CONSOLE_TARGET STREQUAL "durango")
   set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE "STATIC_LIBRARY")

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=248929
 
 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 
-# October 27, 2025
+## March 31, 2026
 
 This package contains the "DirectX Tool Kit", a collection of helper classes for writing Direct3D 11 C++ code for Win32 desktop applications for Windows 8.1 or later, Xbox One, and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps for Windows 10 and Windows 11.
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ For a full change history, see [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/microsoft/Direc
 
 * As of the October 2024 release, the xwbtool command-line tool also supports GNU-style long options using ``--``. All existing switches continue to function. MakeSpriteFont supports only `--version` and ``--help`` for POSIX-style parameters.
 
-* Xbox One support for DirectX 11 requires the legacy Xbox One XDK. See February 2023 or earlier releases of _DirectX Tool Kit_ for the required MSBuild project files. It can also be built using the current CMake project from an _Xbox One XDK Developer Command Prompt_ with the addition of CMake 3.20 or later to the path via the `x64-Debug-Durango` or `x64-Release-Durango` CMake preset.
+* Xbox One support for DirectX 11 requires the legacy Xbox One XDK. See February 2023 or earlier releases of _DirectX Tool Kit_ for the required MSBuild project files. It can also be built using the current CMake project from an _Xbox One XDK Developer Command Prompt_ with the addition of CMake 3.21 or later to the path via the `x64-Debug-Durango` or `x64-Release-Durango` CMake preset.
 
 ## Support
 

diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
@@ -1,41 +1,14 @@
-<!-- BEGIN MICROSOFT SECURITY.MD V0.0.9 BLOCK -->
+<!-- BEGIN MICROSOFT SECURITY.MD V1.0.0 BLOCK -->
 
 ## Security
 
-Microsoft takes the security of our software products and services seriously, which includes all source code repositories managed through our GitHub organizations, which include [Microsoft](https://github.com/Microsoft), [Azure](https://github.com/Azure), [DotNet](https://github.com/dotnet), [AspNet](https://github.com/aspnet) and [Xamarin](https://github.com/xamarin).
-
-If you believe you have found a security vulnerability in any Microsoft-owned repository that meets [Microsoft's definition of a security vulnerability](https://aka.ms/security.md/definition), please report it to us as described below.
-
-## Reporting Security Issues
+Microsoft takes the security of our software products and services seriously, which
+includes all source code repositories in our GitHub organizations.
 
 **Please do not report security vulnerabilities through public GitHub issues.**
 
-Instead, please report them to the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) at [https://msrc.microsoft.com/create-report](https://aka.ms/security.md/msrc/create-report).
-
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-
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-
-Please include the requested information listed below (as much as you can provide) to help us better understand the nature and scope of the possible issue:
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-
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-
-If you are reporting for a bug bounty, more complete reports can contribute to a higher bounty award. Please visit our [Microsoft Bug Bounty Program](https://aka.ms/security.md/msrc/bounty) page for more details about our active programs.
-
-## Preferred Languages
-
-We prefer all communications to be in English.
-
-## Policy
-
-Microsoft follows the principle of [Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure](https://aka.ms/security.md/cvd).
+For security reporting information, locations, contact information, and policies,
+please review the latest guidance for Microsoft repositories at
+[https://aka.ms/SECURITY.md](https://aka.ms/SECURITY.md).
 
-<!-- END MICROSOFT SECURITY.MD BLOCK -->
+<!-- END MICROSOFT SECURITY.MD BLOCK -->
diff --git a/build/preparerelease.ps1 b/build/preparerelease.ps1
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ if($UpdateVersion) {
     (Get-Content $cmake).Replace("set(DIRECTXTK_VERSION $version)","set(DIRECTXTK_VERSION $newversion)") | Set-Content $cmake
 }
 
-(Get-Content $readme).Replace("$rawreleasedate", "# $newreleasedate") | Set-Content $readme
+(Get-Content $readme).Replace("$rawreleasedate", "## $newreleasedate") | Set-Content $readme
 
 Get-ChildItem -Path ($reporoot + "\.nuget") -Filter *.nuspec | Foreach-Object {
     (Get-Content -Path $_.Fullname).Replace("$releasedate", "$newreleasedate") | Set-Content -Path $_.Fullname -Encoding utf8