diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index db2e7862fc..919b3fe486 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 Welcome to Kolla's documentation!
 =================================
 
-Kolla's mission is to provide production-ready containers and deployment tools
-for operating OpenStack clouds.
+Kolla's mission is to provide tools to create production-ready containers and
+to provide deployment tools for operating OpenStack clouds.
 
 Related Projects
 ================
diff --git a/docker/horizon/extend_start.sh b/docker/horizon/extend_start.sh
index 7ada4c0f2c..d1198adb4b 100644
--- a/docker/horizon/extend_start.sh
+++ b/docker/horizon/extend_start.sh
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ function settings_bundle {
     tar -cf- --mtime=1970-01-01 \
         /etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings \
         /etc/openstack-dashboard/custom_local_settings \
-        /etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings.d 2> /dev/null || true
+        /etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings.d \
+        /etc/openstack-dashboard/themes 2> /dev/null || true
 }
 
 function settings_changed {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/horizon-theme-rebuilds-65e5f50c1d0cc8dd.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/horizon-theme-rebuilds-65e5f50c1d0cc8dd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a85f1e5f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/horizon-theme-rebuilds-65e5f50c1d0cc8dd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed Horizon static asset regeneration for custom theme updates.
+    Changes under ``/etc/openstack-dashboard/themes`` now invalidate the
+    startup settings hash, so Horizon reruns ``collectstatic`` and
+    ``compress`` after a restart or recreate.
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/2026.1.rst b/releasenotes/source/2026.1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d28615808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/source/2026.1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+===========================
+2026.1 Series Release Notes
+===========================
+
+.. release-notes::
+   :branch: stable/2026.1
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/index.rst b/releasenotes/source/index.rst
index 690c29a49d..f49536313d 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/index.rst
+++ b/releasenotes/source/index.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Contents
    :maxdepth: 2
 
    unreleased
+   2026.1
    2025.2
    2025.1
    2024.2
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index cd0c059520..a11ff3f63e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ commands =
   doc8 -e '.yaml' releasenotes/notes/
   sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees --keep-going -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
 
+[doc8]
+ignore-path = releasenotes/notes/bug-2111620-e40e1dec6fed309f.yaml,
+              releasenotes/notes/bug-2112140-41a1924c260e531c.yaml,
+              releasenotes/notes/debian-trixie-23987480043dc662.yaml,
+              releasenotes/notes/flamingo-prelude-b72f2599ed9d25d5.yaml,
+              releasenotes/notes/handle-deprecated-rabbitmq-package-archive-47548e7a41baa68b.yaml,
+              releasenotes/notes/image-purpose-1884e00f993e09d0.yaml,
+              releasenotes/notes/rocky-10-4111fa0160be14ab.yaml
+
 [flake8]
 show-source = True
 enable-extensions = H203,H106
diff --git a/zuul.d/scenarios/ironic.yaml b/zuul.d/scenarios/ironic.yaml
index 0efc92ddd9..f6528ef98e 100644
--- a/zuul.d/scenarios/ironic.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/scenarios/ironic.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     check:
       jobs:
         - kolla-ansible-debian-trixie-ironic:
-            files: ^docker\/(base|dnsmasq|ironic|ironic-inspector|iscsid|openstack-base)\/.*
+            files: ^docker\/(base|dnsmasq|ironic|iscsid|openstack-base)\/.*
         - kolla-ansible-rocky-10-ironic:
-            files: ^docker\/(base|dnsmasq|ironic|ironic-inspector|iscsid|openstack-base)\/.*
+            files: ^docker\/(base|dnsmasq|ironic|iscsid|openstack-base)\/.*
         - kolla-ansible-ubuntu-noble-ironic:
-            files: ^docker\/(base|dnsmasq|ironic|ironic-inspector|iscsid|openstack-base)\/.*
+            files: ^docker\/(base|dnsmasq|ironic|iscsid|openstack-base)\/.*