diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d410f1061a..e5f2ebe98c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,37 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+### Improvements
+
+- **logger** update `getCodeLocation` regex to improve performance ([#4389](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4389)) ([801333d](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/801333deff04b09d4adb88860c60f497295685d9))
+- **batch** simplified the parser integration api with batch processor ([#4465](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4465)) ([96977ff](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/96977ff6b1330adcf82d9caa3b30454208d654e8))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **parser** updated the binaryValue and stringValue in the SqsMsgAttributeSchema to nullable  ([#4450](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4450)) ([cefcbdb](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/cefcbdbaec087ce1bfcee4294754dc173c0c473b))
+- **event-handler** handle nullable fields in APIGatewayProxyEvent ([#4455](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4455)) ([200f47b](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/200f47b0c9e3864b2732d93ca50dd65323b109fb))
+
+### Features
+
+- **parser** integrate parser with Batch Processing ([#4408](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4408)) ([0b6bbbb](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/0b6bbbb751caaa7a81e1c2aaf823892c54b9e9cb))
+- **parser** implemented a helper function `Base64Encoded` to decode base64 encoded payloads ([#4413](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4413)) ([1554360](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/15543602ea8182b0a5972fc2acfb364da4ad97f3))
+- **parser** add IPv6 support for sourceIp in API Gateway schemas ([#4398](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4398)) ([2a94c37](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/2a94c3759a04057423db8f346c921166ada173d0))
+- **event-handler** remove undefined from Router's resolve type signature ([#4463](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4463)) ([d36ef55](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/d36ef5569de910e467f7c6d6b1d518112a998d40))
+- **event-handler** implement mechanism to manipulate response in middleware ([#4439](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4439)) ([35a510d](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/35a510d3f3191b479105238f5f956bfeeb519389))
+- **event-handler** add route specific middleware registration and execution ([#4437](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4437)) ([e6ea674](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/e6ea674b97953d0391573ea6536f9eb5f02f659b))
+- **event-handler** add middleware registration and composition to rest handler ([#4428](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4428)) ([fc87eb3](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/fc87eb3f5c05a31002becf30e22928c8d7913a3f))
+- **event-handler** add support for error handling in AppSync GraphQL ([#4317](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4317)) ([77a992f](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/77a992ff39ed41da2c965bc86d65a326f4db21d6))
+- **event-handler** add resolution logic to base router ([#4349](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4349)) ([f1ecc6d](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/f1ecc6da353ed1d4a1a943a4b75dc3e2b50d8e5e))
+
+### Maintenance
+
+- **event-handler** rename variables to reflect that options object is now a RequestContext ([#4460](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4460)) ([5b4ee1a](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/5b4ee1ac77c4ebf0af6181f56a47340173306673))
+- **event-handler** expose rest handler functionality ([#4458](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4458)) ([23eddfd](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/23eddfdd2f3ec0824dccd080824628c63ed8308c))
+- **event-handler** split Router tests into multiple files ([#4449](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4449)) ([91a1ec4](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/91a1ec4c4765e814b67f669ed2ff77c674cc3155))
+- **event-handler** rename BaseRouter class to Router ([#4448](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4448)) ([b043c28](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/b043c28820b18e2d518153992f4f3243d476e208))
+
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 ### Maintenance
diff --git a/examples/app/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/app/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ed446b554..79293f3b83 100644
--- a/examples/app/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/examples/app/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for this package
diff --git a/examples/app/package.json b/examples/app/package.json
index b683b1780a..6dcbcf291b 100644
--- a/examples/app/package.json
+++ b/examples/app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "powertools-sample-app",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
     "url": "https://aws.amazon.com"
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
     "vitest": "^3.0.5"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.25.2",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.26.0",
     "@aws-sdk/client-ssm": "^3.883.0",
     "@aws-sdk/lib-dynamodb": "^3.883.0",
     "@middy/core": "^4.7.0",
diff --git a/examples/snippets/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/snippets/CHANGELOG.md
index a66cd15876..4e4dfdce10 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/examples/snippets/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for this package
diff --git a/examples/snippets/package.json b/examples/snippets/package.json
index 3417a5b23a..30c18763d8 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/package.json
+++ b/examples/snippets/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "code-snippets",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "A collection code snippets for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) docs",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/event-handler": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser": "^2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.25.2",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/event-handler": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser": "^2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.26.0",
     "@aws-sdk/client-appconfigdata": "^3.883.0",
     "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": "^3.883.0",
     "@aws-sdk/client-secrets-manager": "^3.883.0",
diff --git a/layers/CHANGELOG.md b/layers/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b47c0df66..62018b3a9f 100644
--- a/layers/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/layers/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for this package
diff --git a/layers/package.json b/layers/package.json
index 5abefd83e8..639da04ec6 100644
--- a/layers/package.json
+++ b/layers/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "layers",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "bin": {
     "layer": "bin/layers.js"
   },
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d3006c9fda..82ea21ec14 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     },
     "examples/app": {
       "name": "powertools-sample-app",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.25.2",
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     },
     "examples/snippets": {
       "name": "code-snippets",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "arktype": "^2.1.22",
@@ -10740,7 +10740,7 @@
     },
     "packages/batch": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser": "2.25.2",
@@ -10749,7 +10749,7 @@
     },
     "packages/commons": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing"
@@ -10757,7 +10757,7 @@
     },
     "packages/event-handler": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/event-handler",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2"
@@ -10765,7 +10765,7 @@
     },
     "packages/idempotency": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
@@ -10804,7 +10804,7 @@
     },
     "packages/jmespath": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2"
@@ -10812,7 +10812,7 @@
     },
     "packages/kafka": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/kafka",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
@@ -10842,7 +10842,7 @@
     },
     "packages/logger": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
@@ -10867,7 +10867,7 @@
     },
     "packages/metrics": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2"
@@ -10889,7 +10889,7 @@
     },
     "packages/parameters": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2"
@@ -10935,7 +10935,7 @@
     },
     "packages/parser": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
@@ -10959,7 +10959,7 @@
     },
     "packages/testing": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib": "^1.6.1",
@@ -10976,7 +10976,7 @@
     },
     "packages/tracer": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
@@ -10998,7 +10998,7 @@
     },
     "packages/validation": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/validation",
-      "version": "2.25.2",
+      "version": "2.26.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
diff --git a/packages/batch/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/batch/CHANGELOG.md
index 3773c02e45..1aa3ee3895 100644
--- a/packages/batch/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/batch/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+### Improvements
+
+- simplified the parser integration api with batch processor ([#4465](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4465)) ([96977ff](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/96977ff6b1330adcf82d9caa3b30454208d654e8))
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for this package
diff --git a/packages/batch/package.json b/packages/batch/package.json
index e280a4db4c..232613b8b8 100644
--- a/packages/batch/package.json
+++ b/packages/batch/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "The batch processing package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
     "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser": "2.25.2"
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser": "2.26.0"
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/commons/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/commons/CHANGELOG.md
index b627f3c609..903009a529 100644
--- a/packages/commons/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/commons/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 ### Maintenance
diff --git a/packages/commons/package.json b/packages/commons/package.json
index 353d4c62bf..dabbaa9f7d 100644
--- a/packages/commons/package.json
+++ b/packages/commons/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "A shared utility package for Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) libraries",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/version.ts b/packages/commons/src/version.ts
index 9cf78e1848..266de30175 100644
--- a/packages/commons/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/src/version.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // this file is auto generated, do not modify
-export const PT_VERSION = '2.25.2';
+export const PT_VERSION = '2.26.0';
diff --git a/packages/event-handler/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/event-handler/CHANGELOG.md
index e5990ed1a8..08d9a5a7a5 100644
--- a/packages/event-handler/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/event-handler/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+### Features
+
+- remove undefined from Router's resolve type signature ([#4463](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4463)) ([d36ef55](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/d36ef5569de910e467f7c6d6b1d518112a998d40))
+- implement mechanism to manipulate response in middleware ([#4439](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4439)) ([35a510d](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/35a510d3f3191b479105238f5f956bfeeb519389))
+- add route specific middleware registration and execution ([#4437](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4437)) ([e6ea674](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/e6ea674b97953d0391573ea6536f9eb5f02f659b))
+- add middleware registration and composition to rest handler ([#4428](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4428)) ([fc87eb3](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/fc87eb3f5c05a31002becf30e22928c8d7913a3f))
+- add support for error handling in AppSync GraphQL ([#4317](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4317)) ([77a992f](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/77a992ff39ed41da2c965bc86d65a326f4db21d6))
+- add resolution logic to base router ([#4349](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4349)) ([f1ecc6d](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/f1ecc6da353ed1d4a1a943a4b75dc3e2b50d8e5e))
+
+### Maintenance
+
+- rename variables to reflect that options object is now a RequestContext ([#4460](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4460)) ([5b4ee1a](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/5b4ee1ac77c4ebf0af6181f56a47340173306673))
+- expose rest handler functionality ([#4458](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4458)) ([23eddfd](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/23eddfdd2f3ec0824dccd080824628c63ed8308c))
+- split Router tests into multiple files ([#4449](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4449)) ([91a1ec4](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/91a1ec4c4765e814b67f669ed2ff77c674cc3155))
+- rename BaseRouter class to Router ([#4448](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4448)) ([b043c28](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/b043c28820b18e2d518153992f4f3243d476e208))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- handle nullable fields in APIGatewayProxyEvent ([#4455](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4455)) ([200f47b](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/200f47b0c9e3864b2732d93ca50dd65323b109fb))
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/packages/event-handler/package.json b/packages/event-handler/package.json
index c049df3f3f..90a85b5d68 100644
--- a/packages/event-handler/package.json
+++ b/packages/event-handler/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/event-handler",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "Lightweight routing to reduce boilerplate for API Gateway REST/HTTP API, ALB, Lambda Function URLs, and AppSync.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2"
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.26.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "aws",
diff --git a/packages/idempotency/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/idempotency/CHANGELOG.md
index da8690e1e7..62fa1fe52a 100644
--- a/packages/idempotency/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/idempotency/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for this package
diff --git a/packages/idempotency/package.json b/packages/idempotency/package.json
index 56eb8713ea..1919e22d54 100644
--- a/packages/idempotency/package.json
+++ b/packages/idempotency/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "The idempotency package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library. It provides options to make your Lambda functions idempotent and safe to retry.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "2.25.2"
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "2.26.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": ">=3.x",
diff --git a/packages/jmespath/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/jmespath/CHANGELOG.md
index 11979dcb99..96a4672b7e 100644
--- a/packages/jmespath/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/jmespath/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for this package
diff --git a/packages/jmespath/package.json b/packages/jmespath/package.json
index d2ed1b3218..cd2f3d1c9a 100644
--- a/packages/jmespath/package.json
+++ b/packages/jmespath/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "A type safe and modern jmespath module to parse and extract data from JSON documents using JMESPath",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "lib"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2"
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.26.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/kafka/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/kafka/CHANGELOG.md
index 63b05ae6f0..791ade261f 100644
--- a/packages/kafka/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/kafka/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for this package
diff --git a/packages/kafka/package.json b/packages/kafka/package.json
index fa370a5c87..b5c22afd7e 100644
--- a/packages/kafka/package.json
+++ b/packages/kafka/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/kafka",
   "description": "Utility to easily handle message deserialization and parsing of Kafka events in AWS Lambda functions",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
     "url": "https://aws.amazon.com"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "nodejs"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.26.0",
     "@standard-schema/spec": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/logger/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/logger/CHANGELOG.md
index 03139dff4a..230bcd59dd 100644
--- a/packages/logger/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/logger/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+### Improvements
+
+- update `getCodeLocation` regex to improve performance ([#4389](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4389)) ([801333d](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/801333deff04b09d4adb88860c60f497295685d9))
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 ### Improvements
diff --git a/packages/logger/package.json b/packages/logger/package.json
index e877236d24..efaf2f6ece 100644
--- a/packages/logger/package.json
+++ b/packages/logger/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "The logging package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     "@types/lodash.merge": "^4.6.9"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "2.25.2",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "2.26.0",
     "@middy/core": "4.x || 5.x || 6.x"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.26.0",
     "lodash.merge": "^4.6.2"
   },
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/packages/metrics/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/metrics/CHANGELOG.md
index acd2fd5272..c9a1398b09 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/metrics/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 ### Improvements
diff --git a/packages/metrics/package.json b/packages/metrics/package.json
index 298b9cc262..74642d9578 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/package.json
+++ b/packages/metrics/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "The metrics package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2"
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.26.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "aws",
diff --git a/packages/parameters/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/parameters/CHANGELOG.md
index 3423097f14..3605a2822f 100644
--- a/packages/parameters/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/parameters/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 ### Maintenance
diff --git a/packages/parameters/package.json b/packages/parameters/package.json
index d932b7863e..b50e2b671a 100644
--- a/packages/parameters/package.json
+++ b/packages/parameters/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "The parameters package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     "aws-sdk-client-mock": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2"
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.26.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/client-appconfigdata": ">=3.x",
diff --git a/packages/parser/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/parser/CHANGELOG.md
index f45b858579..2c8f629c4d 100644
--- a/packages/parser/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/parser/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- updated the binaryValue and stringValue in the SqsMsgAttributeSchema to nullable  ([#4450](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4450)) ([cefcbdb](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/cefcbdbaec087ce1bfcee4294754dc173c0c473b))
+
+### Features
+
+- integrate parser with Batch Processing ([#4408](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4408)) ([0b6bbbb](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/0b6bbbb751caaa7a81e1c2aaf823892c54b9e9cb))
+- implemented a helper function `Base64Encoded` to decode base64 encoded payloads ([#4413](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4413)) ([1554360](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/15543602ea8182b0a5972fc2acfb364da4ad97f3))
+- add IPv6 support for sourceIp in API Gateway schemas ([#4398](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/4398)) ([2a94c37](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/2a94c3759a04057423db8f346c921166ada173d0))
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for this package
diff --git a/packages/parser/package.json b/packages/parser/package.json
index fe4ff31dc2..d67d7afdfb 100644
--- a/packages/parser/package.json
+++ b/packages/parser/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "The parser package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
     "nodejs"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.26.0",
     "@standard-schema/spec": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/testing/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/testing/CHANGELOG.md
index 5dde40b665..43fba80bc8 100644
--- a/packages/testing/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/testing/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for this package
diff --git a/packages/testing/package.json b/packages/testing/package.json
index d8c3148476..b14c88fd80 100644
--- a/packages/testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/testing/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "A package containing utilities to test your serverless workloads",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
diff --git a/packages/tracer/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/tracer/CHANGELOG.md
index 056b67dacc..dcf00c47a0 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/tracer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for this package
diff --git a/packages/tracer/package.json b/packages/tracer/package.json
index bb2060ab2f..f73510fef2 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/package.json
+++ b/packages/tracer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "The tracer package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.26.0",
     "aws-xray-sdk-core": "^3.10.3"
   },
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/packages/validation/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/validation/CHANGELOG.md
index 220ca13c71..b75bdf9d03 100644
--- a/packages/validation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/validation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.2...v2.26.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for this package
+
 ## [2.25.2](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.25.1...v2.25.2) (2025-08-26)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for this package
diff --git a/packages/validation/package.json b/packages/validation/package.json
index 6a69b50ed3..92ab96ee99 100644
--- a/packages/validation/package.json
+++ b/packages/validation/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/validation",
-  "version": "2.25.2",
+  "version": "2.26.0",
   "description": "An utility to validate events and responses using JSON Schemas",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.25.2",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "2.25.2",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "2.26.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "2.26.0",
     "ajv": "^8.17.1"
   },
   "keywords": [